Rain will increase Monday evening and stay steady past midnight in Northern California, according to our weather team.There will be a narrow band of rain moving from Lake Tahoe down the mountain into Sacramento County. Areas north and south will not see much, but in the rain zone the Valley could see between a 0.25-0.5 inches. Rain in the Valley should be gone by sunrise, but more widely scattered showers will pop up in the mountains through Tuesday afternoon. Travel impacts in the SierraAs of Monday at 8:37 p.m., traffic was being held on westbound Interstate 80 at Blue Canyon after a big rig lost control and crashed at the Drum Forebay Road Offramp, according to California Highway Patrol online logs. Chain controls were in effect on eastbound Interstate 80 from Kingvale to the Donner Lake Interchange. Chain controls were in effect westbound from the Donner Lake Interchange to 4.7 miles west of Kingvale. See the latest information on road conditions here.Outlook for warm weatherDry and much warmer weather will move in the rest of the week with the potential for 90-degree temperatures by the weekend. See 72-hour rain totals across the region below.REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAPClick here to see our interactive traffic map.TRACK INTERACTIVE, DOPPLER RADARClick here to see our interactive radar.DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR THE LATESTHere is where you can download our app.Follow our KCRA weather team on social mediaMeteorologist Tamara Berg on Facebook and X.Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn on FacebookMeteorologist/Climate Reporter Heather Waldman on Facebook and X.Meteorologist Kelly Curran on X.Meteorologist Ophelia Young on Facebook and X.Watch our forecasts on TV or onlineHere’s where to find our latest video forecast. You can also watch a livestream of our latest newscast here. The banner on our website turns red when we’re live.We’re also streaming on the Very Local app for Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Rain will increase Monday evening and stay steady past midnight in Northern California, according to our weather team.
There will be a narrow band of rain moving from Lake Tahoe down the mountain into Sacramento County. Areas north and south will not see much, but in the rain zone the Valley could see between a 0.25-0.5 inches.
Rain in the Valley should be gone by sunrise, but more widely scattered showers will pop up in the mountains through Tuesday afternoon.
Travel impacts in the Sierra
As of Monday at 8:37 p.m., traffic was being held on westbound Interstate 80 at Blue Canyon after a big rig lost control and crashed at the Drum Forebay Road Offramp, according to California Highway Patrol online logs.
Chain controls were in effect on eastbound Interstate 80 from Kingvale to the Donner Lake Interchange. Chain controls were in effect westbound from the Donner Lake Interchange to 4.7 miles west of Kingvale.
Outlook for warm weather
Dry and much warmer weather will move in the rest of the week with the potential for 90-degree temperatures by the weekend.
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Sacramento is in the upper 50s right now. Our forecast has temperatures close to 40° warmer *next* Monday.
Sacramento’s average 1st 90 is 5/10 at Executive Airport. So this’ll be right on schedule.
Stockton & Modesto already hit 90 during the record warmth in March.@kcranews pic.twitter.com/6rhpCRPZFC
— Heather Waldman (@KCRAHeather) May 5, 2026
See 72-hour rain totals across the region below.
REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAP
Click here to see our interactive traffic map.
TRACK INTERACTIVE, DOPPLER RADAR
Click here to see our interactive radar.
DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR THE LATEST
Here is where you can download our app.
Follow our KCRA weather team on social media
Meteorologist Tamara Berg on Facebook and X.Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn on FacebookMeteorologist/Climate Reporter Heather Waldman on Facebook and X.Meteorologist Kelly Curran on X.Meteorologist Ophelia Young on Facebook and X.
Watch our forecasts on TV or online
Here’s where to find our latest video forecast. You can also watch a livestream of our latest newscast here. The banner on our website turns red when we’re live.
We’re also streaming on the Very Local app for Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel