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Sacramento Residents Brace for Variable Weather, Fog, Frost, and Light Winds on the Horizon

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Published on January 07, 2026
Sacramento Residents Brace for Variable Weather, Fog, Frost, and Light Winds on the HorizonSource: Google Street View

The National Weather Service in Sacramento forecasts that today's fog will clear by 11 a.m., leading to a mostly cloudy morning and sunnier afternoon with a high near 56 degrees and light winds. Tonight, a brief chance of rain between 10 p.m. and 11p.m. is expected, with a low around 39 degrees and southwest winds at 6 mph shifting to calmer, variable conditions, and a 20% chance of precipitation, according to the National Weather Service.

On Thursday, sunny skies are expected with a high near 50 degrees, while north-northwest winds of 5 to 11 mph could gust up to 22 mph. Overnight, temperatures will drop to around 35 degrees with frost after 5 a.m. and persistent gusts possibly reaching 18 mph, as reported by the National Weather Service.

On Friday, Sacramento will have frost in the morning before 8 a.m., followed by sunny skies and a high near 49 degrees with a light north wind of 3–5 mph. Fog is expected Friday night around 11 p.m., with additional frost after 5 a.m. under partly cloudy skies and a low near 36 degrees. The weekend will have morning fog and frost, daytime highs near 50 degrees, and nighttime lows in the high 30s. This pattern of sunny days and foggy, frosty nights is expected to continue into early next week, with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 50s, as stated by the National Weather Service.