Northern California forecast: Sunny and mild Monday
Sunshine, mild temperatures, and light north breezes are expected Monday, but clouds and cooler air arrive midweek.
TIME RIGHT NOW IS 420. TIME FOR KCRA 3 WEATHER. LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT RANCHO CORDOVA ON THIS MONDAY MORNING. LET’S SEND IT OVER NOW TO TAMARA WITH A LOOK AT OUR MONDAY FORECAST. YEAH, KEEPING THE THEME HERE RANCHO CORDOVA LIVE. LOOK OUTSIDE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE CLEAR CONDITIONS AND REALLY QUIET CONDITIONS AS WELL. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW MID TO UPPER 50S. WAKING UP BRIGHT AND EARLY TO THIS MONDAY MORNING. AND IT’S 29 DEGREES. WAKING UP IN THE SIERRA. TODAY IS THE 20TH DAY OF OCTOBER. WE’RE LOOKING AT A DESTINATION HIGH A LITTLE BIT ABOVE NORMAL. NORMAL 77. NOW THAT WE’RE IN TO THE BACK HALF HERE REALLY OF OCTOBER. TICK TOCK. I KNOW HALLOWEEN IS ON THE WAY, RIGHT? TEMPERATURE OF 80 TODAY. RECORD ON THIS DATE WAS BROKEN BACK IN 1991 AT 94 DEGREES. NOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BIT OF A NORTH BREEZE AROUND TODAY. NOTICE THOSE WIND SPEEDS THOUGH. REALLY STAYING PRETTY MUCH IN THE LIGHTER SCALE AS WE GO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND LATE MORNING. EXPECT WINDS ABOUT 5 TO 10MPH IN THE VALLEY. SOME STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-5 CORRIDOR. SO THERE’S THAT NORTH WIND YOU CAN SEE PLAYING OUT IN THE VALLEY PLANNER TODAY. HIGHS PUSHING INTO THOSE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S. TODAY IN THE FOOTHILLS, WE’LL SEE MORE WIDESPREAD 70S WITH MID AND UPPER 70S EXPECTED SPOTS LIKE AUBURN AND SONORA. AND TODAY NEAR SIERRA PLANNER. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WITH HIGHS PUSHING TOWARDS THE MID 60S. THERE’S AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT’S GOING TO BE MOVING INTO VIEW AS WE GET INTO WEDNESDAY. SO LET’S GO THROUGH FUTURECAST BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO REALLY CHANGE UP OUR FORECAST. WE MAY SEE A COUPLE OF MOUNTAIN RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. BUT THEN THAT SYSTEM PUSHES OUT OF HERE PRETTY QUICKLY. WHAT WE GET AS WE GET INTO THURSDAY IS MORE CLOUD COVER, A BIT MORE OF A BREEZE, AND TEMPERATURES TRENDING DOWNWARD MID TO LATE WEEK. SO WE’RE OFF TO A VERY WARM START FOR YOUR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES TRACK DOWNWARD WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE AGAIN IS GOING TO REALLY KIND OF WEAKEN AS WE GET INTO THE BACK HALF OF THE WEEK. AND THEN WE’VE GOT THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. AND WHILE IT LOOKS IMPRESSIVE AS IT’S JUST KIND OF HOLDING TOGETHER HERE FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON OFF THE COAST, WATCH WHAT HAPPENS AS IT BRUSHES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. IT LOSES A BIT OF ITS PUNCH, AND THE FORECAST MODELS ARE STILL KIND OF BACK AND FORTH WITH IT. AS WE GET INTO THE BACK HALF OF THE WEEK. AT THIS POINT, I DO HAVE A CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN SHOWERS IN THE VALLEY THAT MAY IMPACT THE MORNING TIME FRAME ON SATURDAY. BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS IN THE FOOTHILLS AND EVEN SOME HIGH ELEVATION SNOW THAN WE GET INTO SUNDAY. AND YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER PIECE OF THIS SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA, BUT A BULK OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS GOING TO BE SITUATED FARTHER TO THE NORTH AND THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. IT’S GOING TO CHANGE UP THE SIERRA FORECAST, THOUGH. A NICE START TO THE WEEK IN THE SIERRA. FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY, AND THEN ONCE WE GET INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS A POSSIBILITY NOW IN THE VALLEY. TEMPERATURES AGAIN STARTING OUT QUITE WARM WITH THOSE LOW 80S. WE’RE BACK DOWN TO THE LOW 70S ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH THE ADDITION OF A FEW CLOUDS. FRIDAY LOOKING CLOUDY AT THIS POINT WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S. BUT AT THIS POINT I’VE GOT FRIDAY DRY. IT’S SATURDAY LETICIA. WE COULD SEE A COUPLE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE DAY, POTENTIALLY CLEARING OUT BY THE EVENING, SOMETHING WE’LL KEEP MONITORING AND KIND OF FINE TUNE AS WE GET MORE DETAILS IN. WHAT A GREAT LOOKING WEEK UNTIL WE GET TO THE WEEKEND WEE
Northern California forecast: Sunny and mild Monday
Sunshine, mild temperatures, and light north breezes are expected Monday, but clouds and cooler air arrive midweek.
Updated: 5:28 AM PDT Oct 20, 2025
Sunshine, mild temperatures, and light north breezes are expected Monday. Valley highs will top out in the upper 70s and low 80s in the afternoon while the Foothills sees highs in the mid and upper 70s and the Sierra experiences highs in the mid 60s. Tuesday is set to be a repeat of Monday. Clouds increase and temperatures cool on Wednesday as low pressure moves through the region. A storm system is forecast to move into the area Friday night that will bring even cooler temperatures, gusty winds, along with chances for rain and Sierra snow through Sunday.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Sunshine, mild temperatures, and light north breezes are expected Monday. Valley highs will top out in the upper 70s and low 80s in the afternoon while the Foothills sees highs in the mid and upper 70s and the Sierra experiences highs in the mid 60s. Tuesday is set to be a repeat of Monday.
Clouds increase and temperatures cool on Wednesday as low pressure moves through the region.
A storm system is forecast to move into the area Friday night that will bring even cooler temperatures, gusty winds, along with chances for rain and Sierra snow through Sunday.