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Very Warm Sunday then Cooling in Northern California

Feeling some heat this Sunday afternoon as temps warm to the mid 90s. The Sierra will see isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. An area of low pressure develops to our south next few days. That will bring significant cooling with highs in 70s and 80s. Expect more clouds and chance of thunderstorms, mainly to the higher terrain but even in the valley a shower cannot be ruled out, especially Tuesday.

Very Warm Sunday then Cooling in Northern California

Feeling some heat this Sunday afternoon as temps warm to the mid 90s. The Sierra will see isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. An area of low pressure develops to our south next few days. That will bring significant cooling with highs in 70s and 80s. Expect more clouds and chance of thunderstorms, mainly to the higher terrain but even in the valley a shower cannot be ruled out, especially Tuesday.

LET’S GET A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER RIGHT NOW. AND IF YOU LIKE THE WARM WEATHER, TODAY IS YOUR DAY. THIS IS YOUR DAY, IF YOU LIKE THAT MORE CHILLY KIND OF SPRING WEATHER. NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ARE YOUR DAYS. SO WE’VE GOT A MIX OF EVERYTHING COMING IN FOR EVERYBODY. A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY. YEAH. TODAY WILL FEEL THE HEAT. IN FACT, TEMPERATURES TODAY LIKELY GOING TO BE A COUPLE OF DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY. YOU NOTICE THAT YESTERDAY. WE’RE IN THE 90S. TODAY WE’RE GOING TO HIT PROBABLY AT LEAST THE MID 90S HERE IN SACRAMENTO. BUT WE FALL FROM THERE. WE’VE GOT BLUE SKY OVERHEAD AND A BEAUTIFUL START TO THE DAY. IT’S NICE AND MILD, 61 DEGREES A LIGHT BREEZE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT SIX MILES AN HOUR. GREAT TIME TO BE OUTSIDE IN STOCKTON. WE’RE AT 61 DEGREES. IT’S VERY COMFORTABLE. MIGHT EVEN STILL WANT SOME LONG SLEEVES IN THE NEXT HOUR, BUT THEN YOU WON’T NEED THEM. MODESTO, WE’RE AT 64 DEGREES, A LIGHT NORTHWEST BREEZE AT JUST THREE MILES AN HOUR. AND WE HAVE SUNSHINE IN FAIRFIELD. IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT MILKY IN THE DISTANCE, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT HUMIDITY UP 57 DEGREES AND A LIGHT BREEZE OUT ONSHORE AT ABOUT EIGHT MILES AN HOUR AND A SUNNY START TO SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. OUR DAY HERE, 42 DEGREES. THERE’S NOT MUCH WIND. IT’S JUST A REALLY BEAUTIFUL TIME TO BE OUTSIDE. AND I’LL TELL YOU, GET IN YOUR ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE MORNING BY MIDDAY, BECAUSE THE AFTERNOON WE’LL LIKELY START TO SEE THOSE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. HERE’S THE HOUR BY HOUR FORECAST FOR SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. YOU CAN SEE SUNSHINE, TEMPERATURES WARMING FROM THE 40 INTO THE 50S. BY MIDDAY, WE’RE IN THE 60S TO NEAR 70 AND THEN WE GET TO ONE, 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON AND BEYOND. AND THERE’S THAT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE CREST AROUND THE SOUTH SHORE TRUCKEE, JUST BE MINDFUL OF THAT FOR THOSE AFTERNOON PLANS. LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE ON THE SATELLITE RADAR VIEW, WE’VE GOT CLEAR SKIES FOR THE MOST PART, EVEN THAT MARINE LAYER HAS SHRUNK. WHAT WE’RE WATCHING HERE IS THIS WEATHER SYSTEM AS IT MOVES INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. IT IS GOING TO CHANGE UP OUR WEATHER. WE’LL START TO FEEL THAT ONSHORE BREEZE TOMORROW. WE’LL HAVE MORE CLOUDS AROUND AND THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR SHOWERS, MAYBE EVEN FOR THE VALLEY AT SOME POINT. LET’S LOOK AT FUTURECAST. SO THE REST OF TODAY, LOTS OF SUNSHINE IN THE VALLEY. THERE ARE THOSE THUNDERSTORMS BY ONE, TWO, 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, AGAIN, TOWARDS THE CREST, MAYBE EVEN COMING DOWN TO FIVE, 6000FT. THEY’LL BE THERE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN DISSIPATE INTO THE OVERNIGHT. TOMORROW MORNING. WE WAKE UP TO MORE CLOUDS COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH. AND BY THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS NOTICE HOW MORE WIDESPREAD THE SHOWERS ARE. MAYBE EVEN COMING DOWN BETWEEN HIGHWAY 49 AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS THIS WEATHER SYSTEM ROTATES TO OUR SOUTH. THE COASTAL HILLS, CHANCE OF SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AS WELL. TUESDAY MORNING MIGHT EVEN FIND A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER, MIGHT EVEN FIND THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BLOSSOMING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEN TRYING TO SWING THEIR WAY BACK INTO THE VALLEY. SO THAT MOTION FROM EAST TO WEST WITH THE SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED TUESDAY COULD EVEN BRING A SHOWER TO THE VALLEY. IT’S NOT A LIKELY BET FOR MOST, BUT THE POSSIBILITY IS THERE. TODAY, THOUGH, WE JUST HAVE THE SHOWERS AND STORMS NEAR THE CREST, 82 IN POLLOCK PINES, 75 AT TRUCKEE TODAY IN THE FOOTHILLS WILL START OUT SUNNY. WE’LL TURN A LITTLE BIT PARTLY CLOUDY BY THE AFTERNOON, 89 AND ANGELS CAMP 85. IN GRASS VALLEY, IT’S A WARMER DAY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO ABOUT 90 EVEN IN THE DELTA. MORE SUNSHINE EXPECTED TODAY IN SAN FRANCISCO THIS AFTERNOON, 70 DEGREES THERE, 94 MODESTO AND TURLOCK. ABOUT 93 IN LODI TODAY, 94 IN ELK GROVE AND ABOUT 96 IN ROSEVILLE. BUT IT DOESN’T LAST BEYOND TODAY. THOSE 90, 85 AND BREEZY TOMORROW WITH THE CLOUDS FILLING IN PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TUESDAY, BREEZY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR ONLY AT 78 DEGREES AND THEN 80 WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WEDNESDAY AND THEN BEYOND THAT EVEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY HEADING INTO NEXT WEEKEND. NOT WARMER THAN AVERAGE, LIKELY STAYING IN THE LOW TO MID 80S. ALL RIGHT. SO AGAIN, AS YOU SAID, A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY THAT’S RIGHT. WE TAKE THAT ROLLER COASTER RIDE ONCE MOR
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Very Warm Sunday then Cooling in Northern California

Feeling some heat this Sunday afternoon as temps warm to the mid 90s. The Sierra will see isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. An area of low pressure develops to our south next few days. That will bring significant cooling with highs in 70s and 80s. Expect more clouds and chance of thunderstorms, mainly to the higher terrain but even in the valley a shower cannot be ruled out, especially Tuesday.

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