Sacramento residents can look forward to a stretch of warm and sunny days, with temperatures flirting with the mid-90s today before taking a slight dip towards the weekend, according to the National Weather Service forecast. The calm winds of the afternoon are expected to become northwest around 6 mph which, coupled with today's high near 97 degrees, suggests a typical hot day in the valley.
The night will usher in partly cloudy skies, setting the stage for a cooler Thursday, with highs expected near 89 degrees. The calm of the evening is likely to be embraced by a gentle west-southwest wind at about 5 mph. Thursday night could bring a change in the weather narrative, as a 30 percent chance of showers enters the forecast after 11 p.m., bringing potential new precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, as reported by the NWS.
Friday continues with a similar chance of morning showers before the skies clear to partly sunny, accompanied by a merciful drop in the high to near 82 degrees. The south-southwest winds persist gently at 3 to 5 mph. As Sacramento heads into the weekend, the forecast promises mostly clear skies Friday night with a low around 63, setting the stage for a sunny Saturday with highs bouncing back to 89 degrees.
Sunday continues the sunny trend with a high near 92, with clear skies lasting through the night and into Monday, when highs are expected to reach near 93. The slight chance of showers makes a quiet entrance into the Monday night forecast, with partly cloudy conditions and lows around 66 degrees, as the possibility of rain seems to hold its breath just at the edge of promise.
As the new week begins, Tuesday threatens to disrupt the sunny spells with a chance of showers, though the day remains mostly sunny with highs taking a slight dive to near 82.
