NorCal weekend forecast: Tracking more morning fog

The forecast is dry but fog will be a nuisance for early morning travelers the next few days.

ALL RIGHT, NOW TO KCRA 3 WEATHER A LIVE LOOK AT THE SUTTER BUTTE LOOKS LIKE THE WIND IS GETTING KNOCKED AROUND JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE SUN IS SHINING BRIGHTLY. LET’S GET ON OVER TO HEATHER WITH OUR WEEKEND FORECAST. WE’VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A NORTH BREEZE IN THE WESTERN CORNER OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY, BUT MOST PLACES THE AIR IS NOT MOVING ALL THAT MUCH. THERE’S THE FLAGS AT SUTTER HEALTH PARK AGAIN, NOT AS MUCH WIND AS YOU COME DOWN TO WHAT, TEN, 20FT OFF THE GROUND, BUT UP THERE IN THE SUTTER BUTTES WHERE YOU’RE A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET OFF THE GROUND. THERE’S A BIG DIFFERENCE. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW, UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S IN THE VALLEY, 39 DEGREES IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. WE STARTED WITH FOG THIS MORNING. WE’VE GOT A LOT OF SUNSHINE HERE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. HOPEFULLY YOU GET TO ENJOY IT FOR A LITTLE BIT. SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWING JUST A FEW OF THOSE CLOUDS ARE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT SNOWPACK PEEKING THROUGH THE CLOUDS INTO THE SIERRA WANT TO SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME ON THE SATELLITE PICTURE? FIRST, WE’LL TAKE YOU BACK ONE MONTH. PAY ATTENTION TO THE COLOR OF THE VEGETATION HERE. THIS IS OCTOBER 21ST. OF COURSE YOU GOT THE MARINE LAYER CLOUD COVER OFF THE COAST. LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE VEGETATION COLOR TO TODAY. EVERYTHING IS TURNING GREEN. I KNOW I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WAS IN THE BAY AREA LAST WEEKEND. I’M HEARING FROM FOLKS IN THE FOOTHILLS SAYING THINGS ARE GREENING UP NICELY IN THE VALLEY TOO, ESPECIALLY THE NORTH END OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. REALLY STARTING TO SEE THE BENEFITS OF ALL THE RAIN THAT WE’VE SEEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND NOW WE’VE GOT THE SUNSHINE TO HELP EVERYTHING START TO GROW. AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SHOWERS COMING TO AN END THERE. SO THINGS ARE STARTING TO QUIET DOWN AROUND LA AND SAN DIEGO. BETTER NEWS FOR TRAVEL THERE THIS WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE. THAT’S WHAT’S GOING TO KEEP THINGS DRY, NOT JUST THIS WEEKEND, BUT THROUGH THE ENTIRE HOLIDAY WEEK. NEXT WEEK, WINDS ARE LIGHT ONCE YOU GO SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. BECAUSE OF THAT, WITH THE CLEAR SKY, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO DROP WILL BE DOWN IN THE LOW 40S TOMORROW MORNING AND WE WILL BE WATCHING FOR MORE FOG. THAT’S GOING TO BE EACH OF THE NEXT FEW MORNINGS. IT COULD START POPPING UP AS EARLY AS, SAY, MIDNIGHT. I KNOW LAST NIGHT WHEN WE LEFT THE STATION HERE, THERE WAS SOME MURKY AREAS AROUND SACRAMENTO COUNTY. 2:00 SATURDAY MORNING, SOME FOG FILLING IN ALONG AND WEST OF I-5. IT BECOMES MOST WIDESPREAD BETWEEN ABOUT 5 A.M. AND 9 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING, SO IF YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE TO BE EARLY, JUST EXPECT THERE TO BE SOME VISIBILITY ISSUES FIRST THING. BUT IN THE AFTERNOON WE’RE JUST FINE. WE REPEAT THAT ON SUNDAY, 730 IN THE MORNING. THERE’S YOUR WIDESPREAD FOG THROUGH THE DELTA. I THINK THIS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD THAN WHAT THIS MODEL IS SHOWING FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. IF YOU’RE IN THAT AREA, YOU KNOW IT WELL. THINGS JUST GET A LITTLE MURKY THERE. THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. FOG IS GOING TO BE THE MOST VARIABLE PART OF OUR FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THOUGH. THESE ARE THE HIGHS FOR SACRAMENTO. NOT MUCH CHANGES WILL BE IN THE LOW 60S EACH OF THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MORNING TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 40S FOR THE SIERRA, A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE. TOMORROW LIGHT WINDS. WE WILL HAVE THAT BREEZE COMING OVER THE SIERRA CREST. TONIGHT. IT WILL BE LIGHTER TOMORROW. PLENTY OF SUN FROM GRASS VALLEY TO SONORA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. THE DELTA LOOKING AT A LITTLE BIT OF AN OFFSHORE BREEZE SO FAIRFIELD PLENTY OF SUN HIGH OF 6263 IN THE EAST BAY THERE IN CONCORD, SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, I THINK IS GOING TO STAY WITH THE CLOUDS AND LOW FOR THE LOW FOG, THE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS THE LONGEST TOMORROW THAT WILL KEEP MANTECA, MODESTO AND TURLOCK IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S WHERE AS WE CLEAR OUT A LITTLE BIT FASTER IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY, HIGHS POP INTO THE MID 60S HERE. ALL RIGHT I SHOWED YOU THE TEMPERATURES. THEY’RE NOT CHANGING MUCH. WE’VE GOT GREAT WEATHER ALL THE WAY THROUGH THANKSGIVING. GREAT FOR TRAVEL. RUN TO FEED THE HUNGRY. LOOKS WONDERFUL THURSDAY MORNING. BUT AS ANYBODY WHO’S RUN THAT RACE A COUPLE OF TIMES KNOWS, YOU NEED THE LAYER WHILE YOU’RE STANDING AROUND WAITING, YOU DO. AND BE THANKFUL IT’S NOT RAINING THIS YEAR BECAUSE I RUN IN THE RAIN. IT’S NOT FUN. ALSO, GREAT, GREAT NEWS FOR THE CAUSEWAY CLASSIC TOMORROW IT’S GOING TO BE NICE AND CLEAR. WEATHER LOOKS GREAT


Meteorologist/Climate Reporter

A dry weather pattern will continue for Northern California through Thanksgiving day but mornings will have recurring rounds of Valley fog. Visibility could start dropping as early as midnight each of the next few nights along the I-5 corridor. Fog will be thickest between 2 am and 8 am. The Sacramento Valley will clear out before the San Joaquin Valley. This will create a wide range of afternoon temperatures. Marysville and Sacramento will be in the low to mid 60s Saturday. Modesto and Turlock may be stuck in the mid 50s. More of the same is expected for Sunday. Clouds will increase early next week but no rain or snow is coming through Thanksgiving. A few mountain showers are possible next Friday but travel disruptions are not currently expected.

A dry weather pattern will continue for Northern California through Thanksgiving day but mornings will have recurring rounds of Valley fog.

Visibility could start dropping as early as midnight each of the next few nights along the I-5 corridor. Fog will be thickest between 2 am and 8 am.

The Sacramento Valley will clear out before the San Joaquin Valley. This will create a wide range of afternoon temperatures. Marysville and Sacramento will be in the low to mid 60s Saturday. Modesto and Turlock may be stuck in the mid 50s.

More of the same is expected for Sunday.

Clouds will increase early next week but no rain or snow is coming through Thanksgiving.

A few mountain showers are possible next Friday but travel disruptions are not currently expected.