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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1224 PM PDT TUE OCT 28 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY AND WARMER WEATHER PREVAILS THIS WEEK
- WEAK OFFSHORE BREEZES CONTINUE AT TIMES MAINLY THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK
- LOW CONFIDENCE ON THE POTENTIAL FOR BENEFICIAL LIGHT SHOWERS
TO RETURN TO THE FORECAST MID NEXT WEEK AS A WEATHER SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
DISCUSSION
TODAY - WEDNESDAY...LATEST GOES-WEST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY
ILLUSTRATES CLEAR SKIES AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE BEING OBSERVED
ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY ON THIS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BE THE PRIMARY SYNOPTIC
FEATURE IMPACTING THE WEATHER, ALLOWING FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. VALLEY HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 70S, WARMING TO THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S ON
WEDNESDAY. A WEAK SYSTEM WILL BRIEFLY PASS TO THE NORTH TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY BUT NO IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO OUR FORECAST AREA.
WEAK OFFSHORE BREEZES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK, WITH NORTH TO EAST GUSTS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AT TIMES IN THE
TYPICAL OFFSHORE WIND-PRONE AREAS.
THURSDAY - MONDAY...DRY WEATHER AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE TO PREVAIL LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH FORECAST HIGHS IN THE 50S TO NEAR 80 ACROSS
THE VALLEY, FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW
CONTINUE EACH DAY UNTIL MONDAY WHEN WINDS TURN AND BECOME MORE
ONSHORE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE GENERALLY BE FAVORABLE FOR
ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON THE EVENING OF FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST.
MID NEXT WEEK...ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE AND CLUSTER ANALYSIS ARE
SUGGESTING THE POTENTIAL FOR A WEATHER SYSTEM TO APPROACH THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AS UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING DEVELOPS OFFSHORE.
CONFIDENCE IS LOW, BUT RIGHT NOW IT APPEARS THAT THE BEST CHANCES
ARE FOR JUST SOME BENEFICIAL SHOWERS TO THE AREA TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC) 8 TO
14 DAY OUTLOOK FAVORS ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR TO ABOVE
NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE NOVEMBER 4TH THROUGH 10TH TIMEFRAME.
ALWAYS REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST AT
WEATHER.GOV FOR UPDATES.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL ACROSS INTERIOR NORCAL NEXT 24 HOURS.
LIGHT, MOSTLY DIURNAL SURFACE WINDS AT VALLEY TAF SITES THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH AROUND 06Z WEDNESDAY, THEN LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS
DEVELOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE (10%) OF BR/FG DEVELOPING FOR NORTHERN
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SITES TOMORROW MORNING FROM AROUND 12Z THROUGH
16Z REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/2SM OR LESS.
STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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