Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
908 FXUS66 KSTO 271239 RRA AFDSTO Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Sacramento CA 150 AM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Seasonable, dry, and periodically breezy weather persists through the remainder of the week and into the weekend. Hot and very dry weather returns next week with likely elevated heat risk and fire weather concerns. && Key Points - Potential for a major heat event next week - Critical fire weather conditions possible early next week .Discussion... Weak trough forecast to linger across the region through the weekend. Temperatures will remain close to average today before a modest warmup develops over the weekend with warmest valley temperatures returning to near the century mark. A shallow marine layer (around 1k ft) and Delta Breeze will help to moderate temps a bit around the Sacramento area into the Delta. && .EXTENDED DISCUSSION (Monday THROUGH Thursday)... EPAC High builds inland over interior NorCal early next week resulting in another round of widespread triple digit heat in the Central Valley. By midweek, 850mb temps are progged from the upper 20s to lower 30s Deg C. NBM forecast high temperatures in the Central Valley range from 102 to 110 Wed/Thu, with upper 80s to around 102 in the mountains and foothills. Areas of gusty northerly wind possible in the Central Valley Monday into Wednesday which could result in periods of critical fire weather conditions. && .AVIATION... VFR conditions over interior NorCal next 24 hrs. Sfc wind mainly below 12 kts except vcnty of Delta SWly sfc wind up to 20 kts. && .STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...None. && $$