Residents in the Sacramento area should keep rain gear handy as the National Weather Service forecasts ongoing showers and possible thunderstorms in the coming days, including on Christmas Day. Today brings showers with a high near 58 degrees and a 90% chance of precipitation, with rainfall totals between a quarter and half an inch, according to the National Weather Service.
Tonight, showers are expected to taper off before 7 p.m., but patchy fog will persist with calm winds, a low around 54 degrees, and a 60% chance of precipitation, with an additional tenth to quarter inch of rain possible. On Tuesday, the chance of showers drops to 40%, fog clears by 11 a.m., southeast winds increase to 7 to 14 mph with gusts up to 24 mph, and less than a tenth of an inch of new precipitation is expected, as reported by the National Weather Service.
Showers remain likely through midweek, beginning Tuesday night with patchy fog, strong south-southeast winds of 16–21 mph with gusts up to 38 mph, a 100% chance of rain, and totals of about one-half to three-quarters of an inch. On Wednesday, showers remain likely with a 90% chance of precipitation, possible thunderstorms after 4 p.m., and a high near 55 degrees, followed by continued showers Wednesday night with a low around 53 degrees. On Christmas Day, showers and possible thunderstorms are forecast with a high near 54 degrees. Rain chances decrease by the weekend, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 49 degrees on Saturday, as stated by the National Weather Service.
