715  
FXUS66 KSTO 081929  
AFDSTO  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
1229 PM PDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
DRY AND INCREASINGLY WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND,  
AS WELL ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES PEAK ON FRIDAY AND  
SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD MINOR HEATRISK AND AREAS OF MODERATE HEATRISK  
ARE ANTICIPATED AS A RESULT. A PATTERN CHANGE TO COOLER AND  
UNSETTLED WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED MOVING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
THIS WILL BRING CHANCES FOR RAIN/MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO INTERIOR NORCAL AS WELL AS PERIODS OF  
BREEZY TO GUSTY WINDS.  
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
* TODAY - SATURDAY:  
-PERIODIC LATE DAY BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS.  
-DRY AND WARM WEATHER WITH TEMPERATURES 10-15 DEGREES ABOVE  
NORMAL UNDER UPPER LEVEL RIDGING, PEAKING ON FRIDAY AND  
SATURDAY.  
-AREAS OF MODERATE HEATRISK ACROSS THE CENTRAL VALLEY FRIDAY-  
SATURDAY. PROBABILITY OF HIGH TEMPERATURES 90 DEGREES F OR  
HIGHER: 60-90% THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY FRIDAY-SATURDAY.  
 
* SUNDAY - TUESDAY:  
-A TREND TOWARD COOLER AND MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED,  
WITH A WEATHER SYSTEM ARRIVING SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
-GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS SUNDAY, REMAINING BREEZY MONDAY AND  
TUESDAY. PROBABILITY OF GUSTS 40 MPH OR HIGHER: 40-70% NORTHERN  
AND WESTERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY, AND NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS ON SUNDAY.  
-RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW CHANCES EXPECTED AS THE SYSTEM MOVES  
THROUGH.  
--48-HOUR PROBABILITY OF RAIN > 0.25": 30-60% ACROSS NORTHERN  
SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND ALONG SIERRA. 5-15% REMAINING VALLEY  
LOCATIONS, DELTA, AND FOOTHILLS.  
--ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM PROBABILITY: 10-25% MONDAY AND TUESDAY,  
HIGHEST ACROSS NORTH/CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND ALONG HIGHER  
TERRAIN.  
--48-HOUR PROBABILITY OF SNOWFALL > 4": 20-50% ALONG  
SIERRA/SOUTHERN CASCADES ABOVE 5500 FEET.  
 
* MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK:  
-PROGRESSIVE WEST-NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT EXPECTED.  
-GENERALLY DRY WEATHER, WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO NEAR NORMAL.  
   
CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST  
 
-NOTABLE VARIANCE IN THE TRACK OF THE INCOMING WEATHER SYSTEM,  
LEADING TO SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE MAGNITUDE OF POTENTIAL  
PRECIPITATION AND WIND IMPACTS.  
-SOME ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS SUNDAY AS WINDS INCREASE  
AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING SYSTEM.  
 
 
 
   
AVIATION  
 
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL ACROSS INTERIOR NORCAL NEXT 24 HOURS.  
SURFACE WINDS GENERALLY BELOW 12 KNOTS ACROSS VALLEY TAF SITES.  
ONSHORE FLOW IN THE DELTA WITH SURFACE GUSTS 15-20 KNOTS. DIURNAL  
WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SURFACE GUSTS GENERALLY BELOW 20  
KNOTS.  
 
 
   
STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
NONE.  
 
 
 
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