NorCal forecast: Staying cool with scattered Sierra showers
Showers will drop rain and high elevation snow in the mountains starting Tuesday afternoon. A few raindrops are possible in the Valley, too.
THE HILLS, A LOT OF PEOPLE HEADED BACK TO THE BAY AREA. AND IT’S BREEZY OUT THERE TODAY. HEATHER TOLD US IT WOULD BE HEATHER. HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO LAST? YEAH, THE FLAGS ARE MOVING JUST FINE TOO, ALONG WITH THE TRAFFIC. HERE’S THE FLAG. LOOKS LIKE IN STOCKTON. THAT’S AT THE CHASE CHEVROLET. THERE. THE FLAG IS, YOU KNOW, 100FT OR SO OFF THE GROUND, BUT YOU GET THE IDEA. IF YOU’RE ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE, YOU CAN CERTAINLY FEEL THE WIND. WE JUST GOT TO 70 DEGREES FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY IN SACRAMENTO. WE’VE BEEN IN THE 60S EVER SINCE. 76 DEGREES IN YUBA CITY, UPPER 70S IN MODESTO. WE’RE IN THE LOW 70S INTO THE FOOTHILLS, FAIRFIELD STILL IN THE 60S AS WELL. HAVEN’T SEEN THE 70S YET. TEMPERATURES RUNNING ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 9 DEGREES COOLER COMPARED TO THIS TIME YESTERDAY. AND OF COURSE, IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF THE WINDS SUSTAINED THROUGH FAIRFIELD CLOSE TO 30MPH. THAT’S BEEN THE CASE ALL DAY TODAY AND REALLY SINCE OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT, WATCHING THE BREEZE FANS OUT ACROSS THE VALLEY 12 TO 20MPH IN SOME SPOTS, WE ARE SEEING THE OCCASIONAL GUSTY BREEZE IN THE SIERRA. THE WIND IS GOING TO HANG ON IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW, BUT FOR THE VALLEY IN THE FOOTHILLS, THE WIND DOES GET LIGHTER TONIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY WE’RE WATCHING THIS FRONT. IT’S GOING TO MOVE THROUGH AND IT’S NOT GOING TO DO TOO MUCH IN THE WAY OF SHOWERS. BUT AS THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ATTACHED TO IT DROPS IN FROM THE NORTH, WE’RE GOING TO START TO SEE THE SHOWER CHANCES INCREASE, PARTICULARLY IN THE SIERRA. BUT I’M NOT GOING TO RULE OUT A SHOWER OR TWO IN THE VALLEY. SO PAY ATTENTION TO THE TIMING HERE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS IS 1030. TOMORROW MORNING, SHOWERS WILL BEGIN IN PLACES LIKE QUINCY UP TOWARDS LAKE ALMANOR AND CHESTER. THOSE SHOWERS WILL START TO FILL IN FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AS WE GET INTO THE EVENING. AND YEAH, THAT COULD BE SOME SNOW FALLING. IT’S NOT GOING TO ACCUMULATE ALL THAT MUCH, BUT THE SPOTS MAY SEE SOME WET SNOWFLAKES MIX IN. THERE ARE THOSE COUPLE OF SHOWERS IN THE VALLEY. THEY’RE PRETTY FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, BUT IF YOU CATCH A FEW RAINDROPS, DON’T BE TOO SURPRISED. THIS IS WEDNESDAY MORNING PRECIPITATION, MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD ABOVE 3000FT. AND WE COULD SEE SNOWFLAKES DOWN TO LAKE LEVEL IN TAHOE ACCUMULATION IS GOING TO BE MINIMAL, BUT IT WILL BE THERE. ANYBODY THAT’S TRAVELING UP THERE FROM THE VALLEY, DON’T LET THAT SURPRISE YOU EITHER. COUPLE SPRINKLES POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE VALLEY. AS WE GO INTO THURSDAY, THE FOCUS FOR ANY SHOWER CHANCES IS GOING TO BE UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS. BUT LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES HERE FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND THE SIERRA. IT IS GOING TO STAY COOL. UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS ALONG HIGHWAY 4940S FOR HIGHS THERE ON WEDNESDAY. REMEMBER THAT’S A TRUCKEE DONNER SUMMIT IS GOING TO BE RUNNING COOLER THAN THAT, BUT THE NUMBERS DO REBOUND AS WE GET INTO NEXT WEEKEND. SO THOSE SHOWERS DON’T REALLY START POPPING UP UNTIL THE AFTERNOON FOR TRUCKEE AND FOR SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, ARNOLD, YOSEMITE. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER TOMORROW, BUT THE CHANCES FOR RAIN ARE HIGHER THE FARTHER NORTH YOU GO. WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT OF THUNDER WITH SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS EARLY ON AS WELL FOR THE FOOTHILLS. COUPLE OF SHOWERS IN GRASS VALLEY, AUBURN. MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT RAIN INTO PLACERVILLE. YOU’RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF DRY TIME TOMORROW, BUT THE CLOUDS AND THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IS GOING TO KEEP THINGS PRETTY COOL. AGAIN. RAIN NOT LIKELY. FROM LAKEPORT TO SAN JOSE. WE’LL SEE SOME SCATTERED CLOUDS AND IT WILL STILL BE WINDY ALONG THE COAST WITH THE WINDS STARTING TO TURN FROM THE NORTH. A LITTLE BIT OF A NORTH BREEZE THROUGH THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. THAT WILL KEEP THINGS COOL, BUT IT WILL BE STAYING DRY. STRAY SHOWER NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR MAYBE SUTTER COUNTY INTO YOLO COUNTY. SACRAMENTO COUNTY, BUT THAT WOULD BE A VERY QUICK PASSING SHOWER IF ANYTHING. SEVEN DAY FORECAST IN THE VALLEY KEEPS THE TEMPERATURES ON THE COOL SIDE OF NORMAL FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK, BUT RIGHT BACK CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES. LOTS OF SU
NorCal forecast: Staying cool with scattered Sierra showers
Showers will drop rain and high elevation snow in the mountains starting Tuesday afternoon. A few raindrops are possible in the Valley, too.
Updated: 3:41 PM PDT May 25, 2026
Gusty winds will continue in the Sierra on Tuesday, but the breeze will back off in the lower elevations.
An area of low pressure will drop in from the north and produce some scattered showers Tuesday afternoon. The greatest chance for any wet weather is above 3,000 feet, but some communities in the Foothills and even the north end of the Valley could see some raindrops Tuesday.
Sierra showers will be more widespread on Wednesday. It will be cold enough for some slushy snow at the passes. Accumulation will be minimal, but paved surfaces may get slick from time to time late Tuesday through Thursday.
Afternoon temperatures will stay cool for late May through the rest of this week. Much warmer weather is in the forecast for the weekend.
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