Northern California forecast: Lingering showers
Rain and Sierra snow showers linger into Monday, though they are expected to be lighter more scattered than the weekend.
BE HELD IN ASPEN, COLORADO. FOR 18. NOW TIME FOR ANOTHER CHECK ON OUR FORECAST. CERTAINLY A WET WEEKEND AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK HERE OVER THE CAPITAL CITY. LET’S GO TO METEOROLOGIST TAMARA BERG. ARE WE GOING TO DRY OUT FOR TODAY IS GOING TO KEEP COMING. WE’VE GOT STILL SOME LINGERING SHOWERS TODAY. BUT WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT TODAY VERSUS OF COURSE, OVER THE WEEKEND? TEO IS THAT WE’RE GOING TO BE SEEING MOST OF THE INTENSITY REALLY WINDING DOWN IN TERMS OF WE’RE NOT GOING TO BE SEEING, YOU KNOW, AN ALL DAY RAIN. IT’S GOING TO COME TO US REALLY KIND OF SMALL DOSES, MUCH LIKE WE’RE SEEING A LITTLE DOSE OF THAT RAIN RIGHT NOW. AS YOU LOOK OVER THE STOCKTON ARENA SKY CAMERA HERE FROM THE VENICE HEALTH ARENA. YOU’LL NOTICE AGAIN SOME DROPS HITTING THE CAMERA LENS. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW FAIRLY COMFORTABLE FOR A MORNING. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT LOW 50S. 31 RIGHT NOW IN LAKE TAHOE. AND THERE’S A BIT OF A SOUTH BREEZE THAT’S BEEN BREWING SINCE YOU’VE BEEN SLEEPING. WE HAVE SOUTH WINDS RIGHT NOW, 13 IN STOCKTON, UP TO 12 IN YUBA CITY WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH, 17 IN PLACERVILLE, UP TO 16MPH. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE RADAR SWEEPS SHOWING OFF WHERE WE’RE STILL SEEING SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY. AND AGAIN, IT’S PRETTY MUCH SCATTERED. MOST OF THIS IS ALL PRETTY LIGHT DETECTED ON THE RADAR LOOP AS I PAUSE THE FRAME NOW TO SHOW YOU, WE’RE WRINGING OUT SOME SHOWERS RIGHT NOW WITH SOME GOOD STEADIER RAIN AROUND COLFAX ON THROUGH PLACERVILLE UP INTO POLLOCK PINES, AND THEN ONCE YOU GET EAST OF POLLOCK PINES TRAVELING 50, YOU’LL START TO SEE THOSE SNOWFLAKES FLY. AND FOR THE MOST PART, THE SNOW THAT WE’RE SEEING FOR THE MORNING IS REALLY GOING TO BE WINDING DOWN AS WE HEAD INTO LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. BIG PICTURE VIEW HERE. AS YOU LOOK AT THIS. WE’VE GOT A PIECE OF ENERGY JUST OFF THE COAST HERE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THINGS TODAY UNSETTLED AS IT CONTINUES TO WHISK SOME MOISTURE ONSHORE. FUTURECAST GIVES YOU A GOOD IDEA OF KIND OF THE WINDOWS OF WHERE WE COULD SEE MORE OF THESE SHOWERS START TO PICK UP. THIS IS YOUR MONDAY FORECAST AT 8 A.M. I KNOW THAT’S PROBABLY A SWEET TIME TO GET KIDS OUT THE DOOR TO SCHOOL. A LOT OF THE KIDS ARE GOING BACK FOLLOWING THEIR WINTER BREAK TODAY. THIS IS 8:00 IN THE MORNING. FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE AROUND SACRAMENTO COUNTY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DRIVE INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH FAIRFIELD VACAVILLE WOODLAN AREA. WINTERS. IT IS GOING TO BE A █WET TRACK A THAT POINT IN THE MORNING, AND THEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA, A COUPLE OF LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS RIGHT ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE THERE PLUMAS COUNTY. BY LUNCHTIME, MOST OF THE STEADIER RAIN HANGS RIGHT ALONG THE COAST RANGE FOR THE DAY, AND THEN A COUPLE OF SHOWERS MEANDER UP AND OVER THE COAST RANGE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. HERE’S 5:00. THAT’S THE TIME OF DAY WHEN YOU LEAVE THE OFFICE. GOOD. STEADY RAINFALL POSSIBLE HERE ALONG THE 80 STRETCH. STILL A COUPLE OF SHOWERS IN SACRAMENTO AND STOCKTON. AND THEN NOTICE AS WE GO INTO THE OVERNIGHT, MOST OF THOSE SHOWERS ARE GOING TO BE WINDING DOWN. IN FACT, TODAY’S ACCUMULATED RAIN IN LET’S SAY, SACRAMENTO, MAYBE A 10TH OF AN INCH OR LESS. SO AGAIN, MUCH GREATER, LESS SCALE IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH RAIN WE PICKED UP OVER AN INCH YESTERDAY DURING THE DAY, IN TERMS OF SNOWFALL, MAYBE AN ADDITIONAL INCH AT DONNER SUMMIT, AN INCH AROUND KIRKWOOD. BUT AS I MENTIONED, MOST OF THE SNOW ACTIVITY IS GOING TO BE WINDING DOWN FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AHEAD. IT’S JUST THE MORNING WHERE THOSE ROADS COULD BE IN ROUGH SHAPE. SO IF YOU’RE TRYING TO TRAVEL TO THE MOUNTAINS, MAYBE YOU WANT TO GET UP THE HILL. AS THE LIFTS GET SPINNING AROUND 9:00 AND MOST OF THE RESORTS THAT MAY TAKE YOU A LITTLE WHILE TO GET THROUGH AS CALTRANS IS AGGRESSIVELY WORKING. OF COURSE, TO CLEAR MOST OF THE SNOW THAT REALLY FELL DURING THE DAY YESTERDAY, THE REST OF THE WEEK, TEO TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE IN THOSE MID TO UPPER 50S, AND WE GET A CHANCE TO KIND OF DRY OUT. OKAY. YEAH, I THINK PEOPLE ARE READY. I T
Northern California forecast: Lingering showers
Rain and Sierra snow showers linger into Monday, though they are expected to be lighter more scattered than the weekend.
Updated: 5:24 AM PST Jan 5, 2026
Monday is off to a wet to start with a scattered light rain showers. Snow showers also continue in the Sierra, mainly around 5000’.Rain and snow showers will become hit and miss today with limited impact. And snow showers will be easing by late morning. The Winter Storm Warning expires at 10:00 am for Tahoe area.Another round of showers moves in late afternoon, but rain amounts will be light with little to no additions snowfall expected. Monday’s Estimated Accumulation:Valley: .05-.10”Foothills: .25-.50”Sierra: 1-2” Snow at PassesThe rest of the week looks quiet. We may see some morning fog with sun and clouds in the afternoon.The mountains may see a few showers return for Wednesday & Thursday.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Monday is off to a wet to start with a scattered light rain showers. Snow showers also continue in the Sierra, mainly around 5000’.
Rain and snow showers will become hit and miss today with limited impact. And snow showers will be easing by late morning. The Winter Storm Warning expires at 10:00 am for Tahoe area.
Another round of showers moves in late afternoon, but rain amounts will be light with little to no additions snowfall expected.
Monday’s Estimated Accumulation:
Valley: .05-.10”
Foothills: .25-.50”
Sierra: 1-2” Snow at Passes
The rest of the week looks quiet. We may see some morning fog with sun and clouds in the afternoon.
The mountains may see a few showers return for Wednesday & Thursday.