Sacramento starts Friday under cloudy skies and temperatures around 52 degrees, but the day will turn mostly sunny and warm near 70. The calm forecast offers one more easy outdoor day before a cooler, wetter weekend moves into the region.
According to the National Weather Service, south winds will stay light at about 3 mph, with mostly cloudy skies returning Friday night and temperatures dropping to around 52.
Rain Arrives Saturday
Clouds will thicken Saturday, with a slight chance of light rain after 11 a.m. and a high near 63 degrees. Sacramento has about a 20% chance of rain during the day, with less than a tenth of an inch possible, while Saturday night brings a 30% chance of rain before 4 a.m. and a low near 51.
Sierra Travel Takes A Turn
The same storm system will bring cooler weather, rain and mountain snow to the Sierra from Saturday into Sunday. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for portions of the Sierra from Saturday morning through Sunday morning, with the heaviest snow expected above 7,000 feet and accumulations reaching up to 8 inches, with locally higher totals at the highest peaks.
That could mean slicker travel on routes including Interstate 80 and Highway 50 for anyone heading east from the Sacramento area. Snow levels will lower Saturday night into Sunday, with minor accumulations possible as low as 6,000 feet.
Sunshine Returns, With More Rain Chances Ahead
Sunday should turn mostly sunny with a high near 66, followed by a mostly sunny Monday near 65. Nights will feel noticeably cooler, with lows in the upper 40s to around 50.
The pattern stays fairly mild but unsettled next week, with slight rain chances Tuesday, Wednesday morning and Thursday. Thursday’s high is expected to reach around 64 degrees.
