{"id":214100,"date":"2026-03-11T02:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T02:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/214100\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T02:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T02:00:23","slug":"near-record-heat-arrives-this-weekend-with-a-weather-impact-alert-through-early-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/214100\/","title":{"rendered":"Near record heat arrives this weekend with a Weather Impact Alert through early next week."},"content":{"rendered":"

A strong ridge of high pressure will bring much above normal temperatures to much of the West. Expect highs to reach 10-20\u00b0 above average.<\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 Weather\u00a0<\/a>conditions forecast\u00a0<\/a>for the Sacramento\u00a0<\/a>region starting Sunday through early next week are forecasted to reach record territory.<\/p>\n

A Weather Impact Alert will begin on Sunday, March 15 as highs climb into the 80s through the valley.<\/p>\n

This is well ahead of when the first 80\u00b0 temperatures are typically felt in the Sacramento area which is April 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Widespread minor HeatRisk is anticipated in Northern California beginning this Thursday across portions of the Delta, Valley, and foothills.<\/p>\n

This pattern intensifies by Sunday into early next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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\nWhen <\/p>\n

The Weather Impact Alert will begin Sunday as the warm pattern intensifies. Temperatures will be 10-20\u00b0 above average and well ahead of pace for this type of heat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This looks like a stubborn pattern that could persist much of next week. That would lead to several days in the 80s. The most 80\u00b0 days we’ve ever had in the month of March is 7 days, in both 2004 and 2015.<\/p>\n

Highs could climb to 90\u00b0 next week which would be the earliest 90\u00b0 on record for Sacramento. That record currently stands at April 6, 1989.<\/p>\n


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\nImpact <\/p>\n

Well above average highs will be reached starting this weekend into early next week. This type of heat isn’t usually seen until early April to early May, which will increase the HeatRisk for Northern California.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We’ve NEVER\u00a0hit 90\u00b0 in the month of March in Sacramento. The average first 90\u00b0 isn’t even until May 8!<\/p>\n


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\u00a0\u25ba MEET THE WEATHER IMPACT TEAM | Chief Meteorologist Monica Woods<\/a>,\u00a0Brenden Mincheff<\/a>, Rob Carlmark<\/a><\/p>\n


\nNeed <\/p>\n

Be ready to adjust outdoor activities for a couple days until our bodies get used to the warmer conditions. Stay hydrated and seek shade. Look before you lock. Temperatures can heat up quickly inside vehicles which can turn deadly. Also be aware of cold, fast waterways. Snowmelt is still lowering water temperatures and increasing the volume of water coming down the mountain. Bug repellent and sunscreen when outdoors.<\/p>\n

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GO DEEPER: \u00a0The ABC10 Weather Impact Team investigates\u00a0algae and bacterial threats<\/a> to some of California\u2019s largest natural lakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A strong ridge of high pressure will bring much above normal temperatures to much of the West. Expect…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214101,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-214100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}