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Western Foothills
Sacramento Valley
Sierra Foothills
Forecast is more than 12 hours old! Use with caution!
Forecast Issuance time: 400 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING MILD
TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
GREAT BASIN AND THERMAL TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA BRINGING NORTH TO
EAST WINDS OVER THE AREA ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST
ORIENTED CANYONS AND PASSES IN THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA. A
COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL SPLIT AND MOVE THROUGH THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BRINGING
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY NORTH
TO EAST WINDS LATE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
.TONIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 40-50. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 40-50 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE
OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 65-70. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 25-35 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 40-50. IN THE VALLEYS...
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO
4 MPH. OVER THE RIDGES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MAXIMUM
HUMIDITY 65-75 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND MAXIMUM HUMIDITY
50-60 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 1.
CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 55-65. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY 35-45 PERCENT. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 1.
CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 40 TO
45. HIGHS 50 TO 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOWS 35 TO 45.
HIGHS 55 TO 65. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
Forecast is more than 12 hours old! Use with caution!
Forecast Issuance time: 400 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING MILD
TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
GREAT BASIN AND THERMAL TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA BRINGING NORTH TO
EAST WINDS OVER THE AREA ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST
ORIENTED CANYONS AND PASSES IN THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA. A
COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL SPLIT AND MOVE THROUGH THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BRINGING
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY NORTH
TO EAST WINDS LATE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
.TONIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 40-45. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 50-70 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 65-70. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 30-40 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 40-45. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
7 MPH. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 75-95 PERCENT. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 55-65. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 6 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 40-50 PERCENT. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY
LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS
55 TO 65. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDY. LOWS 35 TO 45.
HIGHS 55 TO 65. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
Forecast is more than 12 hours old! Use with caution!
Forecast Issuance time: 400 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING MILD
TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
GREAT BASIN AND THERMAL TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA BRINGING NORTH TO
EAST WINDS OVER THE AREA ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST
ORIENTED CANYONS AND PASSES IN THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA. A
COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL SPLIT AND MOVE THROUGH THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BRINGING
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY NORTH
TO EAST WINDS LATE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
.TONIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 40-50. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 50-70 PERCENT
LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 40-60 PERCENT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 23 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS 25 TO
35 MPH. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN
0 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 55-65. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 30-40 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE
OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35-45. EAST WINDS 9 TO
16 MPH. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 70-90 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND
MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 60-80 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 55-60. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
12 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 35-45 PERCENT. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT.
.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 35 TO
45. HIGHS 50 TO 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 30 TO 40. HIGHS 50 TO 60.
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDY. LOWS 30 TO 40. HIGHS 50 TO 60.
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
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