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Northern California forecast: Timeline for rain, high elevation snow on Saturday

Northern California forecast: Timeline for rain, high elevation snow on Saturday
BUT ALSO SEE JUST HOW DENSE THAT FOG IS. SO 48 DEGREES. THAT’S THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. AND HIGHS TODAY ARE ONLY GOING TO MAKE IT INTO THE MID 50S. WE’RE ALSO GOING TO SEE SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY. NOW MOST OF THAT IS GOING TO BE IN THE MORNING WRAPPING UP IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. BUT WE CAN’T RULE OUT A STRAY SHOWER AS WE GET LATER INTO THE DAY. BUT THE MORE IMMEDIATE ISSUE THAT OF COURSE, IS THE FOG. SO SAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WHERE AT A HALF A MILE VISIBILITY, DAVIS A MILE AND A HALF RIGHT NOW. EXECUTIVE AIRPORT COMING IN AT THREE MILE VISIBILITY. VACAVILLE DOWN TO JUST A HALF A MILE THERE. MODESTO TWO MILES. STOCKTON A MILE AND A HALF. TRACY LOOKING AT ABOUT A MILE AND A QUARTER AND MERCED DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW AS WELL. SO PRETTY WIDESPREAD FOG ACROSS THE VALLEY. BUT SOME AREAS, OF COURSE, A LITTLE BIT MORE DENSE THAN OTHERS. NOW, AS FAR AS THAT RADAR GOES, YES, WE’RE CONTINUING TO TRACK THESE SHOWERS THAT ARE MOVING TOWARD YUBA CITY. SO OUR WILLIAMS, COLUSA ALREADY SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF THAT, WHERE YOU’RE SEEING THE AREAS OF YELLOW THAT’S INDICATING MORE MODERATE PRECIPITATION. IT SHOULD REACH SACRAMENTO BY ABOUT SEVEN TO ABOUT 730 AND 8:00 HALF HOURS. NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT FUTURECAST BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE ONLY WAVE OF WET WEATHER WE HAVE HEADED OUR WAY. SO THE FIRST ONE AGAIN PRIMARILY THIS MORNING, WRAPPING UP IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. THEN WE GET INTO SUNDAY. NOW WE’VE GOT ANOTHER WAVE OF MOISTURE MOVING THROUGH, PRIMARILY IN THE MORNING. AND THEN AGAIN AS WE GET INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SO THIS IS SUNDAY NIGHT AROUND 10:00 GETTING INTO MONDAY. MONDAY IS GOING TO BE MAINLY DRY, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WE WILL SEE A FEW STRAY SHOWERS HERE AND THERE, BUT MORE OF THAT STARTS MOVING IN AS WE GET INTO MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN REALLY GETS GOING AS WE GET INTO TUESDAY. NOW, TUESDAY, THIS IS THE IMPACT DAY AS WE’RE TALKING ABOUT WIDESPREAD RAIN. SOME OF THAT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DROPPING WITH THIS SECOND ROUND, SO WE’RE DEFINITELY GOING TO SEE SOME OF THAT SNOW MOVING IN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THEN WE GET INTO CHRISTMAS DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THINGS ACTUALLY LOOK DRY, BUT NOT FOR LONG. SO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES HERE IN THE VALLEY. HERE COMES THE NEXT WAVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. AND THEN WE HAVE MORE ACTIVE WEATHER MOVING IN FOR FRIDAY AND THE SNOW LEVELS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL BE A LITTLE BIT LOWER HERE AS WELL. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST NOW. TODAY, RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN SACRAMENTO, PRIMARILY IN THE MORNING TODAY. ALSO I WANT TO POINT OUT IS THE FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF WINTER, THE SOLSTICE OCCURRED A LITTLE AFTER 1:00 IN THE MORNING WAS THE LONGEST NIGHT, WHICH MEANS TODAY THE SHORTEST AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT, WHICH CAN START GETTING LONGER A MINUTE AT A TIME. AS WE HEAD TOWARD JUNE, SUNDAY AND MONDAY. IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL BY CAR, SUNDAY AND MONDAY ARE GOING TO BE THE BETTER DAYS TO DO THAT, BECAUSE THE SHOWERS ARE GENERALLY GOING TO BE LIGHT AND VERY SPOTTY. TUESDAY I WOULD TRY TO AVOID IT IF YOU CAN, AND I KNOW THAT’S CHRISTMAS EVE, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE TEND TO TRAVEL THAT DAY, BUT IF YOU CAN EITHER DO IT MONDAY OR MAYBE HOLD OFF UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING, THAT WOULD BE THE BETTER WAY TO GO, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE RAIN AND THE SNOW THAT’S GOING TO BE COMING DOWN. JUST LOOKING THAT I THOUGHT WE WERE LOOKING AT THE SIERRA FORECAST AND I’M LIKE, OH, THAT’S HERE IN THE VALLEY. IT’S VERY OMINOUS LOOKING. IT’S MUCH MORE DRAMATIC THAN THAN WHAT I
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Northern California forecast: Timeline for rain, high elevation snow on Saturday
Another round of wet weather gets underway in Northern California on Saturday, the first day of winter.Showers should tamp down some of the patchy, dense fog that has been present in the Central Valley, according to our weather team. Most of the showers in Sacramento will be in the morning.Scattered showers will continue through the early afternoon for the Valley and mid-afternoon for the Foothills with between a tenth and a quarter of an inch of rainfall anticipated.Snow levels with this first wave of moisture will start around 6,500 feet and lift to 7,700 feet in the afternoon, meaning most of the passes will likely see rain today. Snow levels remain high, between 7,500 and 8,000 feet through Monday before falling to 6,300 feet Tuesday, making driving more treacherous.If you have to travel by car, Sunday and Monday are the best days to do so. Several waves of moisture will move through Northern California through Christmas Eve on Tuesday. Sunday and Monday will see widely scattered showers with minimal accumulation and are such the best days for travel, but Tuesday is an Impact Day as rain may be heavy at times with a few thunderstorms also possible.Christmas Day on Wednesday will be dry in Northern California with mostly cloudy skies in the Valley and a little more sunshine in the foothills and Sierra. Dry weather will be short lived though as rain and snow return to the region for Thursday and Friday with lower snow levels.REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAPClick here to see our interactive traffic map.TRACK INTERACTIVE, DOPPLER RADARClick here to see our interactive radar.DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR THE LATESTHere is where you can download our app.Follow our KCRA weather team on social mediaMeteorologist Tamara Berg on Facebook and X.Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn on FacebookMeteorologist/Climate Reporter Heather Waldman on Facebook and X.Meteorologist Kelly Curran on X.Watch our forecasts on TV or onlineHere's where to find our latest video forecast. You can also watch a livestream of our latest newscast here. The banner on our website turns red when we're live.We're also streaming on the Very Local app for Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV.

Another round of wet weather gets underway in Northern California on Saturday, the first day of winter.

Showers should tamp down some of the patchy, dense fog that has been present in the Central Valley, according to our weather team. Most of the showers in Sacramento will be in the morning.

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Scattered showers will continue through the early afternoon for the Valley and mid-afternoon for the Foothills with between a tenth and a quarter of an inch of rainfall anticipated.

Snow levels with this first wave of moisture will start around 6,500 feet and lift to 7,700 feet in the afternoon, meaning most of the passes will likely see rain today.

Snow levels remain high, between 7,500 and 8,000 feet through Monday before falling to 6,300 feet Tuesday, making driving more treacherous.

If you have to travel by car, Sunday and Monday are the best days to do so.

Several waves of moisture will move through Northern California through Christmas Eve on Tuesday.

Sunday and Monday will see widely scattered showers with minimal accumulation and are such the best days for travel, but Tuesday is an Impact Day as rain may be heavy at times with a few thunderstorms also possible.

Christmas Day on Wednesday will be dry in Northern California with mostly cloudy skies in the Valley and a little more sunshine in the foothills and Sierra.

Dry weather will be short lived though as rain and snow return to the region for Thursday and Friday with lower snow levels.

REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAP
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TRACK INTERACTIVE, DOPPLER RADAR
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DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR THE LATEST
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Follow our KCRA weather team on social media

  • Meteorologist Tamara Berg on Facebook and X.
  • Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn on Facebook
  • Meteorologist/Climate Reporter Heather Waldman on Facebook and X.
  • Meteorologist Kelly Curran on X.

Watch our forecasts on TV or online
Here's where to find our latest video forecast. You can also watch a livestream of our latest newscast here. The banner on our website turns red when we're live.
We're also streaming on the Very Local app for Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV.