Northern California forecast: Scattered showers Monday
AND WORKS AS A PASSENGER. SUPPORT SPECIALIST FOR 18. NOW, LET’S HEAD BACK OVER TO METEOROLOGIST TAMARA BERG AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK HERE. STOCKTON SKYCAM LIKE LITTLE BREEZE THERE BLOWING THE FLAG AROUND. TAMARA BERG. YEAH. YOU KNOW, THE BREEZE DEFINITELY JUMPED UP ON US YESTERDAY. AND AS YOU TAKE A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW FROM THE SKY CAMERA, YOU CAN CERTAINLY SEE THOSE CLOUDS ROLLING IN. AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE KIND OF THE REFLECTION OF THAT MOON, WHICH WILL BE SHRINKING IN SIZE OVER THE COMING DAYS. OF COURSE, WE HAD A FULL MOON OFFICIALLY THAT WAS RISING AND PEAKED ON FRIDAY. NOW THAT IT’S MONDAY AGAIN, WATCHING THOSE CLOUDS ROLL IN, TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 50S. AND WITH SOME OF THESE CLOUDS THIS MORNING. YEAH, WE’RE GETTING SOME SCATTERED BANDS OF RAIN SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY FROM SUSANVILLE HERE INTO QUINCY AND ALSO AROUND BOX LAKE. HERE’S A CLOSER VIEW ALL ACROSS PLUMAS COUNTY. NOT EVERYBODY IS GETTING A SHOWER, BUT IF YOU’RE UNDERNEATH ONE, YEAH, YOU DEFINITELY CAN FEEL THE RAIN HERE AROUND QUINCY PORTOLA AND THEN UP AROUND SUSANVILLE AREA AS WELL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND ALSO HIGHWAY 50. THE ROADS ARE A LITTLE DAMP AROUND TRUCKEE. LOOK AT THAT CAMERA VIEW FROM CALTRANS, BUT THE SHOWERS HAVE BEEN AGAIN ON THE LIGHTER SCALE AND A COUPLE OF BANDS OF SHOWERS RIGHT NOW ROAMING ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS THERE. OF EL DORADO COUNTY. NOW HERE YOU CAN SEE AROUND FOREST MEADOWS ALONG HIGHWAY FOUR. THOSE ROADS MAY BE A LITTLE DAMP. YOU’RE GETTING A LIGHT BAND OF RAIN RIGHT NOW OVER MIWOK VILLAGE. A COUPLE OF SHOWERS AS WELL TO GREET YOU FROM MARIPOSA INTO GROVELAND. SO WHAT WE’RE GOING TO NOTICE ABOUT THIS SYSTEM AS IT CONTINUES TO JUST KIND OF PINWHEEL, THE MOISTURE IS STEERING AND THE FLOW GOES HERE FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST. WE WILL SEE SOME OF THESE BANDS EVENTUALLY DROP INTO THE VALLEY FLOOR, ESPECIALLY IN THE LATTER PART OF THE MORNING. SO PROBABLY PRETTY MUCH AFTER DAYBREAK. YOU CAN EXPECT AROUND SACRAMENTO IF YOU TRY TO WALK THE DOG AROUND 9 OR 10:00 THIS MORNING. YEAH, YOU MAY GET BRUSHED WITH A SHOWER. THEN THOSE CHANCES REALLY START TO RAMP UP FOR MORE WIDESPREAD, STEADY RAIN, ESPECIALLY AFTER ABOUT 10:00 IN THE EVENING ALL THE WAY INTO THE EARLIER PARTS OF TUESDAY MORNING. BUT THEN WATCH WHERE THE SYSTEM TRAVELS. IT REALLY MOVES OFF TO THE EAST DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON FOR TUESDAY. SO OUR CHANCES FOR SHOWERS DO SLIM DOWN. HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO BUILD BACK IN, AND WITH THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE, WE ARE GOING TO NOTICE THOSE TEMPERATURES REALLY START TO JOG UP, ESPECIALLY GETTING INTO THE END OF THE WORK IN SCHOOL WEEK. THE VIEW HERE, THIS IS 11:00 TONIGHT. HOW MUCH RAIN CAN WE GET IN THE RAIN BUCKET. WELL TRACE AMOUNTS POSSIBLE, STOCKTON AND MODESTO BETTER AMOUNTS AS YOU GO NORTH OF SACRAMENTO, WE COULD SEE UPWARDS OF MAYBE A HALF AN INCH IN A SPOT LIKE YUBA CITY, SACRAMENTO, MAYBE A 10TH OF AN INCH. AND THEN IN THE FOOTHILLS, WE COULD SEE UP TO ABOUT A HALF AN INCH. AND THEN I PUSH THIS THROUGH INTO TUESDAY MORNING SO WE COULD SEE IN GENERAL QUARTER OF AN INCH OR LESS IN MUCH OF THE VALLEY, WHILE THE FOOTHILLS COULD SEE ABOUT A HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN, AGAIN ACCUMULATED FROM TODAY INTO EARLY PARTS OF TUESDAY. AND THEN BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON, EVERYTHING CLEARS OUT. AND THAT’S WHEN WE START TO SEE THE TREND OF WARMING. WE’RE BACK TO ABOUT NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY. TEO SO WE HAVE THIS BRIEF LITTLE DROP INTO THE 60S TODAY AND AGAIN TOMORROW. AND THEN LOOK AT THAT LOW 80S ON THURSDAY ABOVE NORMAL. WE STEP IT UP TO OUR FIRST 90 OF THIS YEAR. LOOK A
Clouds are present Monday morning with a few showers down the west slope in Northern California. Showers will increase across the region by late morning and midday. These showers will be hit-or-miss during the day with little impact.
Showers and thunderstorms are likely over the Sierra this afternoon. Some slushy snow is possible around 8,000 feet.
A line of rain moves through Monday night into early Tuesday. The best accumulations will be expected with this line. Here’s an estimate for Mon-Tues rainfall:
Valley: .05-.25 inchesFoothills: .25-.50 inchesSierra: .50-1.00 inches
Showers linger into early Tuesday before drying out in the afternoon.
Temperatures climb during the work week, with highs in the 90s possible in the Valley this weekend.
Monday forecast
Temperatures will continue to cool with daytime highs in the Valley climbing only to mid and upper 60s.
These values are about 10 degrees cooler than the normal high temperatures for the start of May.
Thunderstorm outlook Monday
Valley showers will be spotty and light during the day on Monday, while storms will be a bit heavier in the foothills.
In the Sierra, showers are expected to turn into a few thunderstorms around late morning.
Rainy Monday night
The most organized rain will arrive late Monday evening and overnight into Tuesday early morning as a band of rain sweeps through the region from north to south. The most rain is forecast for the north valley.
Drier Tuesday
By Tuesday morning, some slushy snow may fall in Sierra passes around Lake Tahoe, but showers will become more spotty through the day, although storms in the Sierra may continue into Tuesday night before finally tapering off.
Foothills & Sierra 7-day forecast
The weather pattern will turn much quieter, sunnier and warmer for the rest of the week
Valley 7-day forecast
Valley temperatures are expected to climb steadily, with the first 90-degree day likely by next weekend.