VIDEOS | KCRA 3 viewers share weather impact from across Northern California
OUR STATE. THERE IT IS, HEAVY RAIN COMING DOWN IN OUR REGION TODAY. EVEN SOME HAIL SHOWERING EL DORADO HILLS. YOU CAN HEAR THE RAIN POUNDING ON THAT PAVEMENT, THE WIND PICKING UP THE RAIN, MOVING IT SIDEWAYS A BIT. AND THIS WAS THE SCENE THROUGHOUT THE EL DORADO COUNTY REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CHECK OUT THIS TIME LAPSE SHOWING THE STORM MOVE THROUGH EL DORADO COUNTY. THIS IS A THREE HOUR TIME LAPSE STARTING AT AROUND AROUND ONE ONE THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERAL HEAVY BANDS OF RAIN MOVING THROUGH, BRINGING HAIL TO SOME AREAS. THE SCENE WE’VE BEEN SEEING THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY TODAY. THAT’S WHY OUR TEAM OF METEOROLOGISTS MADE TODAY A KCRA THREE WEATHER ALERT DAY FOR THE VALLEY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON THE KCRA THREE NEWS AT SIX. I’M CECIL HANNIBAL. THAT’S JUST THE START OF THIS STORM AND MORE WIND, WET WEATHER IS ON THE WAY. LET’S GET OVER TO OUR METEOROLOGIST, OPHELIA YOUNG, WHO’S TRACKING THIS STORM FORCE. SO WHAT’S AHEAD FOR US TONIGHT? WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? WELL, YOUR DINNER TIME HOURS. CECIL WILL BE NICE AND QUIET AS WE ENJOY A LULL FROM STORMY ACTIVITY. BUT WE DO HAVE SHOWERS RETURNING LATE NIGHT, AND THAT TURNS INTO HEAVY RAINS AS YOU WALK OUT FOR YOUR SUNDAY MORNING. SO RIGHT NOW IT IS DRY IN THE VALLEY. BUT CERTAINLY WE’VE HAD SOME VERY ACTIVE WEATHER, ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN SURROUNDING THE VALLEY. CURRENTLY, THUNDER AND LIGHTNING ACTIVITY HAS DIED DOWN FOR THIS EVENING, BUT WE’RE STILL WATCHING A LINE OF SHOWERS STRETCHING FROM JUST EAST OF LODI UP INTO IONE. YOU’RE STILL GETTING SOME PRETTY HEAVY RAINS IN PLYMOUTH. POCKET OF LIGHT TO MODERATE, MAYBE EVEN HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS. ALSO, PLACERVILLE LOOKS LIKE YOU’RE DRYING OUT AS THIS LINE OF SHOWERS MOVES OFF TO THE EAST AND ALL THE WAY INTO POLLOCK PINES, YOU’RE GETTING SOME LIGHT SHOWERS. IT’S TURNING INTO SNOW ABOVE 5500FT. THE REST OF US THUNDERSTORMS ARE VERY HIT AND MISS, SO IF YOU DIDN’T GET A THUNDERSTORM TODAY, YOU CERTAINLY FELT THE BREEZES. THEY’VE CALMED DOWN THIS EVENING RIGHT NOW. JUST A BREEZE LINGERING FROM FAIRFIELD UP TO YUBA CITY. MAYBE A LITTLE WIND IN SPOTS LIKE PLACERVILLE WHERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO COLLAPSE. WE CONTINUE TO KEEP TODAY A WEATHER ALERT DAY, ESPECIALLY FOR STORM ACTIVITY LINGERING IN THE FOOTHILLS. AND AGAIN, LIGHTNING, HAIL. THAT’S ALL POSSIBLE FOR AT LEAST THE BEGINNING OF THE EVENING. AS WE CALM DOWN, HOWEVER, WE’RE GETTING READY FOR THAT SNOW LEVEL TO DROP IN THE SIERRA. EVEN MORE STORMS TOMORROW. TOMO
VIDEOS | KCRA 3 viewers share weather impact from across Northern California
Updated: 7:07 PM PST Jan 3, 2026
Saturday brought wind, heavy rain, and some snow and thunderstorms to portions of Northern California.
The KCRA 3 weather team issued an Alert Day for Saturday because conditions could risk public safety for the Valley and Foothills.
KCRA 3 viewers helped show what happened across the region by sharing their videos.
Do you have any videos you would like to share? Visit www.kcra.com/upload and your video could be used on air or online.
Folsom Lake
Windsurfers took advantage of Saturday’s gusty winds near the Granite Bay Boat Launch at Folsom Lake. Thanks to Matthew Salazar for sharing this video.
Placerville
Deer huddled together amid the heavy downpour in Placerville in this video from Sharon DeFazio.
Stockton
KCRA 3 viewer Robert Marsh shared this video of heavy rain in Stockton on Saturday afternoon.
Nevada City
You can really hear the rain and hail pounding the ground in this video from Midge Gallagher in Nevada City.
Rancho Murieta
You can see blue skies just behind the line of rain moving through Rancho Murieta in this video from Kara Gomez.
El Dorado Hills
It wasn’t all gloomy in El Dorado Hills today. In front of the gray skies, this video from Ann Mahaney shows a vibrant rainbow.