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Trinity Center, CA · Weather
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Triple-digit heat expected later this week; Redding officials urge fire readiness
NORTHSTATE, Calif. — Higher temperatures are on the way for the valley, and Redding fire officials are spreading the word on fire risk. The latter part of the week will bring triple digits. Some fires started this past weekend in Shasta County: one in west Redding and another near the city of Shasta Lake.
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Weekend Forecast: A brief return to normal
REDDING, Calif. — Coming off a week full of hot days, warm nights, and breezy winds, it may be hard to remember what's considered "normal" for early June -- because that's not it! Thankfully, Mother Nature is offering us a little weekend trial of normalcy before rocking the boat again.
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The Effects of Wildfires on Wildlife
This post is republished in our “From the Archives” series, featuring highlights of our vast back catalogue of more than 10,000 birding-related posts published over the last 15 years or so. The photo above shows the beginning of the Carr Fire east of Redding with the Sundial Bridge...
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Weekend Forecast: Sunshine prevails!
REDDING, Calif. — The final work week of May was a strange one for much of the Northstate, with unusually cool temperatures and fairly substantial rain almost every day after Memorial Day. Whether this is a welcome change or not, we're flipping the script back to some level of normalcy as the weekend arrives.
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Weekend Forecast: Warm, but not all calm through Memorial Day
REDDING, Calif. — Scorching temperatures marked Thursday and Friday across the Northstate, with many valley communities seeing their hottest day of the year twice in that span. If you're anything like me, you didn't necessarily love that heat, so you'll be happy to hear we're dropping things back a bit for the holiday weekend.
Redding Record Searchlight
Memorial Day weather outlook in Redding may enliven your weekend plans
There's good news for people planning to boat or swim at Lake Shasta or Whiskeytown over Memorial Day weekend. Warm to hot sunny weather is on tap for Redding and most of California from May 23-25, while other parts of the country brace for heavy rain. Redding's high temperatures will reach the low 90s on Saturday and Sunday, dropping into the mid-80s by Monday, Memorial Day, according to the National Weather Service. The heat breaks at night, with temperatures dipping into the 60s before dawn. The best weather from May 23-25 will be in California and across the Southwest, where sunshine is forecast to dominate most days, AccuWeather said , but travelers to other parts of the country may not be as fortunate. Note to readers: If you appreciate the work we do here at the Redding Record Searchlight, please consider subscribing yourself or giving the gift of a subscription to someone you know. West is best: Memorial Day Weekend weather nationwide Cooler weather with scattered showers is expected across parts of the northern Pacific Northwest on Memorial Day. Meanwhile, people planning Memorial Day weekend activities "may face thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding from Texas to New England," AccuWeather
Redding Record Searchlight
Something weird and worrying is happening with rain, study finds
Another one for the weird science file. New research shows that although Redding and much of the world are seeing average or more rainfall overall, it's also getting drier at the same time. How can that be? In simple terms, the world's rainfall is increasingly packed into bigger storms with longer dry spells in between. And a lot of rain all at once causes problems for overwhelmed soil. Redding got a total of 33.5 inches of rain in 2025, almost exactly the historic average of 33.8 inches, according to National Weather Service data. However, a third of that rain (10.13 inches) fell in February, with 4.3 inches smashing rain records on Feb. 2. Last year's short bursts of rain caused flooding in February, and again in December. An average amount of rain fell on the city during the first four months of 2026, too, the weather service reported, but again there were short heavy wet periods interspersed with very dry periods. Almost no rain fell in March (a quarter of an inch), historically a wet month in Redding. The study is the first to demonstrate that a year's worth of rainfall packed into bigger and wetter storms means less water
Redding Record Searchlight
99-degree weather, gusty wind boosting fire weather in Redding
Gusty winds and rising temperatures are boosting fire risk in Redding and surrounding areas this week. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for Redding and other parts of the Sacramento Valley through Monday evening, May 18. The warning applies to communities from Redding at the valley’s north end, past Merced in the south. Redding's fire risk is going up overall this week, spurred by 25-mph wind gusts on Monday, said Bill Rasch at the weather service’s Sacramento branch. Monday’s wind will dry the already-dry air before afternoon temperatures rise to 99 degrees. Why wind fanned fire concerns on a cool Monday While people in Redding won’t feel the worst winds in the Sacramento Valley — forecasters expect 50 mph gusts near Sacramento and in the mountains — 25 mph gusts are strong enough to raise fire concerns in Shasta and Tehama counties, Rasch said. Redding’s air and vegetation are dry after a practically rain-free April and May. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain fell on the city from May 1-17, according to weather service data. Humidity levels could drop into the teens or lower by Monday evening, Rasch said. With those dry conditions any