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Interior Northern California Zone Forecasts for California
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
1242 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for today, tonight, and Friday.


CAZ013-022300-
Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County-
Including the city of Shasta Dam
1242 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 55 to 70 higher elevations...68 to
74 lower elevations. Prevailing west winds up to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 35 to 49 higher elevations...44 to
53 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 61 to 76 higher
elevations...74 to 80 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up
to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the
evening, then rain showers after midnight. Lows 34 to 48 higher
elevations...45 to 53 lower elevations. Prevailing southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy, cooler.
Highs 40 to 55 higher elevations...53 to 59 lower elevations.
Prevailing southwest winds 10 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
showers. Colder. Lows 28 to 43.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow
showers. Highs 44 to 59.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 31 to 46.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of
rain showers. Highs 51 to 66. Lows 31 to 46.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
Highs 53 to 68.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 31 to 46.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
Warmer. Highs 56 to 71.

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                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
SHASTA DAM             72   52   79  /  10    0    0


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CAZ014-022300-
Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County-
Including the city of Burney
1242 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 55 to 67. Prevailing south winds up
to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 30 to 39. Prevailing west winds 5 to
15 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 62 to 74. Light winds
becoming northwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in
the evening, then rain showers likely after midnight. Lows 35 to
44. Prevailing southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around
30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Breezy, cooler. Highs 43 to 53.
Prevailing southwest winds 10 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph
in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely with
possible snow showers and thunderstorms. Colder. Light snow
accumulations possible. Lows 23 to 34.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow
showers. Highs 40 to 52.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 26 to 35.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Not
as cool. Highs 48 to 60.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows
27 to 36.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 49 to 62. Lows
26 to 36.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
Highs 51 to 65.

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                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
BURNEY                 63   36   70  /  10    0    0


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CAZ015-022300-
Northern Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Redding and Red Bluff
1242 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 80. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 55. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 84. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in
the evening, then rain showers likely after midnight. Lows around
54. South winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy,
cooler. Highs 57 to 63. South winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to
around 40 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around
30 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Colder. Lows around 42.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 60 to 65.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 45. Highs
61 to 71.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 43 to 49.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 69 to 74.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows around 48. Highs 69 to
77.

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                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
REDDING                76   51   82  /  10    0    0
RED BLUFF              78   52   82  /  10   10    0


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CAZ016-022300-
Central Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Chico, Oroville, and Marysville/Yuba City
1242 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 83. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows around 53. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 85. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows around 55.
South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy,
cooler. Highs 59 to 67. South winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to
around 35 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Colder. Lows 40 to 46.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 61 to 68.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 51.
Highs 63 to 73.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 70 to 78. Lows 45 to
51.

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                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
CHICO                  80   53   84  /  10   10    0
OROVILLE               80   53   82  /   0    0    0
MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY   81   52   83  /   0    0    0


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CAZ017-022300-
Southern Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Sacramento
1242 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 84. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 57. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 84. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 52 to 58. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Cooler. Highs 57 to 65. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Colder. Lows around 44.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 62 to 68.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 46.
Highs 64 to 74.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 47 to 53. Highs 70 to
79.

&&
                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
SACRAMENTO             83   56   83  /   0    0    0
SAC EXEC AIRPORT       82   55   82  /   0    0    0


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CAZ018-022300-
Carquinez Strait and Delta-
Including the city of Fairfield/Suisun
1242 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 83. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows around 54. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 82. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows around 55. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts
to around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Cooler. Highs around 60. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Breezy, cooler. Lows around 45.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 62 to 68.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 45. Highs 65 to 71.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 48.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 71 to 77. Lows around
49.

&&
                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
FAIRFIELD/SUISUN       82   52   81  /   0    0    0


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CAZ019-022300-
Northern San Joaquin Valley-
Including the cities of Stockton and Modesto
1242 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 84. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 35 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 58. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 84. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy.
Lows 51 to 57. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the
morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs 56 to
65. Southwest winds up to 15 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph increasing
to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Colder. Lows 41 to 47.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 59 to 67.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 41 to 47. Highs 61 to 71.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 51. Highs
66 to 76.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 47 to 53. Highs 68 to
78.

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                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
STOCKTON               84   54   84  /   0    0    0
MODESTO                83   57   82  /   0    0    0


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CAZ063-022300-
Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County-
Including the city of Alder Springs
1242 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs 51 to 66 higher elevations...
66 to 76 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds 10 to
25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 37 to 51 higher
elevations...49 to 55 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest
winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
Gusts up to 40 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 56 to 71 higher
elevations...73 to 79 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest
winds up to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in
the evening, then rain showers after midnight. Colder. Lows 32 to
47 higher elevations...48 to 54 lower elevations. Prevailing west
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers, snow
showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Breezy, cooler. Highs 37 to 52 higher elevations...
53 to 59 lower elevations. No snow accumulation lower
elevations...2 to 4 inches higher elevations. Snow level
5000 feet. Prevailing southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to
around 40 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
showers. Breezy, colder. Lows 27 to 42.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 44 to 59.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 31 to 46.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of rain
showers. Highs 51 to 66. Lows 32 to 47.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 52 to 67. Lows 34 to
49.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 55 to 70.

&&
                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
ALDER SPRINGS          61   46   64  /  10   10    0


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CAZ066-022300-
Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Paradise
1242 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 64 to 76. Prevailing northwest winds up to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 45 to 55. Prevailing northwest winds 5 to
15 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 68 to 80. Prevailing northeast winds up to
10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in
the evening, then rain showers likely after midnight. Lows 43 to
53. Prevailing south winds up to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Heavy rain showers in the morning, then rain showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy,
cooler. Highs 49 to 59. Prevailing south winds 15 to 30 mph
decreasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms. Colder. Lows 34 to 44.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
Highs 48 to 62.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 47.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Highs 56 to 68.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows
38 to 50.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 58 to 70. Lows
38 to 51.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers.
Highs 62 to 74.

&&
                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
PARADISE               70   52   74  /  10   10    0


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CAZ067-022300-
Motherlode-
Including the cities of Grass Valley and Jackson
1242 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 67 to 77. Prevailing north winds up to
10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 53. Prevailing northwest winds up to
10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 68 to 78. Prevailing north winds up to
10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 46 to 54. Prevailing west winds up to 10 mph
shifting to the southeast after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Cooler. Highs 50 to 60. Prevailing
south winds up to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Colder. Lows 35 to 43.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 48 to 62.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 43. Highs
51 to 66.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 48. Highs
58 to 70.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 41 to 49. Highs 60 to
73.

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                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
GRASS VALLEY           70   47   71  /   0   10    0
JACKSON                74   51   74  /   0    0    0


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CAZ068-022300-
Western Plumas County/Lassen Park-
Including the cities of Chester and Quincy
1242 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 47 to 62 higher elevations...55 to
70 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph shifting
to the west in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 28 to 43 higher elevations...34 to
49 lower elevations. Prevailing west winds 5 to 15 mph shifting
to the northeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 52 to 67 higher elevations...59 to
74 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph
shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in
the evening, then a chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows
31 to 46. Prevailing south winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Heavy rain showers and heavy snow showers in the
morning, then rain showers, heavy snow showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy, cooler. Highs
33 to 48 higher elevations...40 to 52 lower elevations. No snow
accumulation lower elevations...4 to 10 inches higher elevations.
Snow level 6000 feet. Prevailing southwest winds 15 to 30 mph
with gusts to around 45 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers
with possible showers and thunderstorms likely. Colder. Moderate
snow accumulations possible. Lows 21 to 36.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.
Highs 35 to 50.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 23 to 38. Highs
39 to 54.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow showers. Lows 26 to 41.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 45 to 60. Lows
26 to 41.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow
showers. Not as cool. Highs 48 to 63.

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                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
QUINCY                 73   39   76  /  10   10    0
CHESTER                66   32   70  /  10   10    0


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CAZ069-022300-
West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-
Including the city of Blue Canyon
1242 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 50 to 65 higher elevations...61 to 73 lower
elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph shifting to the
west in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 28 to 43 higher elevations...40 to
52 lower elevations. Prevailing west winds 5 to 15 mph shifting
to the northeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 51 to 66 higher elevations...63 to
73 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting
to the southwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows 30 to
45 higher elevations...39 to 51 lower elevations. Snow level
above 8000 feet. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting
to the south after midnight. Gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers and a chance of snow showers in the
morning, then heavy rain showers and heavy snow showers in the
afternoon. Windy. Highs 35 to 50 higher elevations...44 to
56 lower elevations. No snow accumulation lower elevations...1 to
7 inches higher elevations. Snow level 7000 feet. Prevailing
southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. Over
ridges, prevailing southwest winds 30 to 40 mph increasing to
35 to 50 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely with
possible snow showers and thunderstorms. Much colder. Moderate
snow accumulations possible. Lows 19 to 34.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers.
Highs 33 to 48.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 24 to 39.
Highs 38 to 53.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 47 to 62. Lows
26 to 41.

&&
                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
BLUE CANYON            61   44   62  /  10   10    0


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