Northern California forecast: Comfortable Friday leads us into a nice weekend

Any patchy fog this morning will once again lift, giving way to a mostly sunny afternoon.

LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK HERE AT RANCHO CORDOVA SKY CAMERA. IT’S FRIDAY AND WE ARE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. LET’S GO TO METEOROLOGIST TAMARA BERG. YEAH. FINALLY. FRIDAY. IT’S GOOD TO SAY THAT HERE’S A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE FOR YOU FROM THE SUTTER BUTTE SKY CAMERA. YOU DO SEE A FEW HIGH PASSING CLOUDS THIS MORNING. IT’S ALL ASSOCIATED WITH A VERY WEAK SYSTEM THAT’S WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. EVEN AT TIMES PRODUCING A LITTLE BIT OF SPRINKLE ACTIVITY. WE’RE NOT GOING TO EXPECT TO GET ANY MEASURABLE RAINFALL OUT OF IT, BUT SPRINKLE CAN’T BE RULED OUT BEFORE DAYBREAK. 55 RIGHT NOW IN SACRAMENTO, IT’S 54 OUT THE DOOR. MODESTO AND 45 IN LAKE TAHOE. I ALSO WANT TO TOUCH THE FOG SITUATION BECAUSE YESTERDAY WE HAD PATCHES HERE AND THERE AND SOME REALLY ROUGH VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY AS THE SUN CAME UP IN THAT 6:00 HOUR RIGHT NOW, UP AND DOWN THE VALLEY, VISIBILITY LOOKS GOOD, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE AN EARLY COMMUTER. I KNOW IT’S DARK OUT THERE, HARD TO SEE THINGS. THEN YOU GET INTO THAT PATCH OF FOG. MAKES IT EVEN TOUGHER THIS MORNING. AGAIN, I’M NOT SEEING ANY BIG DROP OFFS IN VISIBILITY YET. HERE IS THAT WEAK SYSTEM THAT’S MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. AGAIN, IT DOESN’T HAVE A LOT OF MOMENTUM WITH IT, AND IT FALLS APART AS IT’S MOVING THROUGH. SO EXPECT THAT WHILE WE START OUT THE DAY WITH THESE CLOUDS, THEY’LL BE CLEARING OUT AND THE WEEKEND LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. MOSTLY SUNNY ON YOUR SATURDAY. MILD TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 70S. WE’RE HIKING UP INTO THE MID 70S ON SUNDAY AGAIN WITH JUST SOME OF THESE PASSING CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. BIG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE. AGAIN, THE FEATURE THAT’S GOING TO KEEP US HIGH AND DRY. SATURDAY. WE’LL DO IT AGAIN ON SUNDAY AND EVEN MONDAY AS WE OPEN UP THE NEW WORKWEEK. GETTING INTO YOUR MONDAY FORECAST MORE CLOUDS. YOU’LL FEEL A BIT MORE OF THE ONSHORE BREEZE, BUT KEEP IN MIND, EVEN MONDAY FORECAST, WE’RE STILL STILL TALKING ABOUT MID 70S STAYING AROUND THE VALLEY. WE GET INTO TUESDAY FOR VETERANS DAY AND FOR ALL THE OBSERVANCES YOU CAN EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS, WHETHER YOU’RE SERVICE IS IN THE MORNING OR IN THE AFTERNOON. BUT JUST THESE PASSING CLOUDS. AND AGAIN, THAT ONSHORE BREEZE STARTS TO PICK UP A LITTLE BIT. BY WEDNESDAY WE’RE LOOKING AT A CLOUDY LANDSCAPE. AND THEN BY THURSDAY, HERE’S WHERE WE GET INTO THE CHANCE FOR THOSE RAIN SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IF THIS LINE SAGS FAR ENOUGH SOUTH, WE GET IN ON THE RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WE COULD DO IT AGAIN ON FRIDAY, AND I DO EXPECT THAT AS WE GET INTO ESPECIALLY NEXT WEEKEND, IT’S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A BIT WETTER AND COOLER. SO WHEN YOU SEE THESE NUMBERS, GUYS TRY TO GET OUT AND ENJOY THIS WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TO GET OUT IN THE YARD AND DO ANY RAKING OF THE LEAVES. A GOOD WEEKEND TO DO IT. VETERANS DAY LOOKING GREAT IN THE MID 70S. A BIT COOLE

Northern California forecast: Comfortable Friday leads us into a nice weekend

Any patchy fog this morning will once again lift, giving way to a mostly sunny afternoon.

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Updated: 6:01 AM PST Nov 7, 2025

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Any patchy fog this morning will once again lift, giving way to a mostly sunny afternoon.The warming trend continues, with afternoon temperatures climbing into the low 70s in the valley. Highs in the foothills will peak in the mid-60s, with Sierra highs in the upper 50s.The weekend looks great, with light winds, occasional clouds, and valley highs reaching the low 70s on Saturday and the mid-70s on Sunday. Overnight lows will be in the upper 40s.Next week starts on a pleasant note, and Veterans Day will be comfortable, with highs in the low to mid-70s.Our next weather system arrives late in the week, bringing a chance of rain and dropping highs back into the 60s as early as Thursday. Exact timing and rainfall amounts remain uncertain for now.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Any patchy fog this morning will once again lift, giving way to a mostly sunny afternoon.

The warming trend continues, with afternoon temperatures climbing into the low 70s in the valley. Highs in the foothills will peak in the mid-60s, with Sierra highs in the upper 50s.

The weekend looks great, with light winds, occasional clouds, and valley highs reaching the low 70s on Saturday and the mid-70s on Sunday. Overnight lows will be in the upper 40s.

Next week starts on a pleasant note, and Veterans Day will be comfortable, with highs in the low to mid-70s.

Our next weather system arrives late in the week, bringing a chance of rain and dropping highs back into the 60s as early as Thursday. Exact timing and rainfall amounts remain uncertain for now.