textproduct: Sacramento

KEY MESSAGES

- Dry and warm weather expected today into early Wednesday

- Cooler temperatures and active weather late week through the weekend with rain, strong to severe thunderstorms and mountain snow showers

..Wednesday PM through the Weekend

Ensemble guidance supports a pattern change to upper level troughing for late week and over the weekend, bringing along a renewal of cooler and active weather to the region. High temperatures will be cooler and more seasonable for early to mid April climatology by Friday, in the 60s to 70s in the Valley and foothills, and the 50s to 60s in the mountains. The threat for thunderstorms is still on track over the coming days. On Wednesday and into the overnight the threat is mainly over the northern Sacramento Valley and surrounding terrain, with the chances becoming more widespread across the forecast area by Thursday and Friday where there is potential for some severe storms. Saturday and Sunday will also see some lingering chances. Showers are forecast as well, along with some mountain snow showers by the weekend as snow levels lower to below pass level. Right now there is a 50 percent chance of snowfall greater than 6 inches above 6000 feet from Friday through Sunday. Precipitation looks to become more showery and begin to taper off later in the weekend into early Monday. Be sure to stay up to date with the latest forecast information as details become more clear at weather.gov!

AVIATION

VFR conditions are forecast to prevail over interior northern California over most of the next 24 hours. Light precipitation expected in the mountains and northern Sacramento Valley after 20z Wednesday. Surface winds generally at/below 12 kt in the Valley; locally higher speeds in the mountains.

STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.