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<\/p>\nNorthern California forecast: Dry weekend continues with clouds, breezes<\/p>\n
As a large storm system churns off the West Coast, valley weather will remain dry but cloudy, with some breezes.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWAS CRAZY AT ONE POINT, I\u2019M SURE FOLKS ARE HAPPY THAT THINGS HAVE CALMED DOWN A BIT. YES, IT\u2019S NICE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO CLEAN UP. WE DO HAVE MORE RAIN, A LITTLE SNOW ON THE WAY, BUT TODAY WE HAD SOME SUN, WE HAD SOME CLOUDS. WE EVEN HAD A LITTLE WIND. WHAT WE DIDN\u2019T HAVE WAS THE RAIN AND THE SNOW. AS WE LOOK OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW, EVEN THE CLOUDS THAT WE HAD THIS AFTERNOON HAVE CLEARED OUT. IT IS A NICE COOL EVENING, BUT TODAY WE DID WARM INTO THE UPPER 50S. IT WAS ALSO NICE TO HAVE NOT AS MUCH COLD EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WERE STILL BELOW NORMAL. WE\u2019RE WORKING OUR WAY THERE AND THE PLAN IS TO GET THERE TOMORROW. THIS MORNING, HOWEVER, WE GOT DOWN TO JUST ABOVE FREEZING. 34 DEGREES WAS A CHILLY START TO OUR SATURDAY. AT THE TIME WE HIT OUR HIGH, HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES HAD CLIMBED ANYWHERE FROM 8 TO 12 DEGREES WARMER THAN 24 HOURS PRIOR. AND GUESS WHAT? WE\u2019RE STILL HOLDING ON TO SIMILAR NUMBERS RIGHT NOW FOR OUR WARM UP. SO YEAH, WE\u2019RE COOLING DOWN, BUT WE\u2019RE STILL DOING MUCH BETTER IN TERMS OF THE WARMTH THAN YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME. 55 IN SACRAMENTO AND STOCKTON. RIGHT NOW, MODESTO STILL JUST UNDER 60 DEGREES. NOT BAD. PLACERVILLE 52 DEGREES TRUCKEE AND SOUTH LAKE TAHOE JUST DROPPING IN THE 30S WILL BE DOWN INTO THE 40S AFTER 9:00. YOU HAVE PLANS FOR YOUR SATURDAY EVENING. GRAB THAT EXTRA LAYER WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU\u2019LL NEED IT FOR THE REST OF YOUR EVENING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU\u2019RE GOING TO BE OUT PAST MIDNIGHT. WE\u2019RE GOING TO DROP TO MID 40S. WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 40 DEGREES BEFORE WE WARM BACK UP FOR YOUR SUNDAY, AND IT\u2019S GOING TO BE AN EVEN WARMER BUT CLOUDY ONE. WE HAVE CLOUDS THAT ARE MOVING IN. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SATELLITE IMAGERY, MAINLY TO OUR NORTH. AND THAT IS THANKS TO STORMS THAT ARE PUSHING INTO THE PUGET SOUND RIGHT NOW. AND THAT\u2019S BEING DRIVEN IN BY THIS MASSIVE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. AS YOU CAN SEE, SPINNING OFF IN THE OCEAN. WE ALSO HAVE HIGH PRESSURE HOVERING TO SACRAMENTO SOUTH. NOW, THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS SO MASSIVE THAT WE\u2019RE WATCHING STORMS DEVELOP WITHIN ITS CYCLONIC ROTATION. SO THE START OF THIS WEEK IS GOING TO BE A CLASH BETWEEN THAT LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND HIGH PRESSURE THAT CONTINUES TO HOVER TO OUR SOUTH. IT\u2019S GOING TO TOGETHER DRIVE UP MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS. WE HAVE RAIN ARRIVING TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY. TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD BE A WET MORNING COMMUTE. MOST OF THE RAIN SHOULD FALL IN THE VALLEY TO OUR NORTH. IT DOES SHIFT SOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT, GOING INTO WEDNESDAY. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, MOST OF THE REGION SHOULD BE DRY AND WE\u2019RE BACK TO A WARM REST OF THE WEEK. BUT BECAUSE THIS MOISTURE IS COMING IN AS FAR SOUTH AS THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, IT IS AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER ENHANCED STORM. THE RAINS ARE GOING TO BE MUCH WARMER THAN THE LAST, WHICH MEANS IT\u2019S GOING TO BE LESS READY TO TURN INTO SNOW. THAT SNOW LEVEL IS GOING TO REMAIN PRETTY HIGH. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION IN THE SIERRA GOING TO FALL AS RAIN. HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? UP TO 2.5IN OF RAIN ABOVE 6500FT, MAYBE EVEN 7000FT IS WHEN YOU\u2019LL FIND SOME SNOW. FOOTHILLS AND COASTAL RANGE FORECAST AMOUNTS UP TO 1.5IN. AND IN THE VALLEY, LOOKING FROM ANYWHERE FROM A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF RAIN. AND OF COURSE, THIS IS AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER. SO REALLY DEPENDS ON WHERE THAT FIRE HOSE OF MOISTURE POINTS. RIGHT? SO WE\u2019LL CERTAINLY BE WATCHING OUT FOR THAT. BUT BECAUSE THIS MOISTURE ORIGIN IS FROM A WARMER AREA AGAIN AS FAR SOUTH AS HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, OUR WARM UP OR COOL DOWN RATHER ON TUESDAY IS NOT GOING TO BE AS DRAMATIC. WE\u2019LL BE DOWN TO UPPER 50S, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAD TODAY BEFORE WE WARM BACK UP AFTER WE DRY OUT AND CHECK OUT AT THE END OF YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST, WE\u2019RE FLIRTING WITH THE 70S AGAIN, WHICH I HAVE NO PROBLEM SAYING. AFTER A FEW GOOD STORMS WE CAN DR\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Northern California forecast: Dry weekend continues with clouds, breezes<\/p>\n
As a large storm system churns off the West Coast, valley weather will remain dry but cloudy, with some breezes.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 7:17 PM PST Feb 21, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n