Heavy rain and wind are forecast for northern California this weekend. If you have any outdoor plans, you should review them on Saturday. Travel in the Sierra, where some circuit controls work, will not be recommended. The KCRA 3 Weather Team is calling Saturday a Warning Day because of the potential for damaging gusty winds and heavy Sierra snow. Here’s what you need to know about the latest timeline. Weekend rain The heaviest rain will be on Saturday, with scattered showers on Sunday. A few showers may linger on Monday. The rain in the valley started early Saturday morning and will be steady, with the heaviest rain falling before 14.00 In the Sacramento area, a period of heavy rain will begin around 10. Periods of rain are also expected for the rest of Saturday with heavier showers and dry spells. Sunday is expected to have brief rain and thunderstorms throughout the day. A combined 1 to 2 inches of rain could fall in the valley on Saturday and Sunday. The Foothills could get 2 to 3 inches. Wind in Northern California Strong winds will pick up in the Valley and lower Foothills Saturday morning. Gusts of 45 to 50 mph could be seen on the east side of the valley, which could cause power outages or downed tree limbs. Gusts are likely around 40 mph in Sacramento. The wind will die down in the late afternoon. Snowfall in the Sierra is expected to increase throughout the day Saturday and Sunday. Travel in the Sierra this weekend will be very difficult and slow.Saturday’s snow levels will be in the 5,000 foot range or higher. The heaviest snow will likely fall between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., at rates of 2-3 inches per hour. Colder air will drop snow levels into the 3,500-4,000 foot range Saturday night. Snow overnight into early Sunday. The intensity of the snow will decrease by the afternoon. Snow totals for both days could be 4 feet or more above 6,000 feet. Areas near 4,000 feet could see 6-10 inches on Sunday. Click here to view the Caltrans QuickMap of traffic conditions. Click here to search for conditions by highway. Follow real-time traffic updates here (App users, click here for our interactive traffic map.) Follow Northern California Doppler Radar here (App users, click here for our interactive radar map.) Download our app for the latest information. can download our app for the latest weather alerts Follow our KCRA Weather Team on Social Media Chief Meteorologist Mark Finans on Facebook and TwitterMeteorologist Tamara Berg on Facebook and TwitterMeteorologist Eileen Javor on Facebook. Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn on Facebook. on TV or online Here is our latest video forecast. You can also watch our latest news broadcast live here. The banner on our website turns red when we are live. We also stream on Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV in the Very Local app.
Heavy rain and wind are forecast for northern California this weekend. If you have any outdoor plans, you should review them on Saturday. Travel in the Sierra, where some circuit controls work, will not be recommended.
The KCRA 3 Weather Team is calling Saturday a Warning Day because of the potential for damaging gusty winds and heavy Sierra snow.
Here’s what you need to know about the latest timeline.
Weekend rain
The heaviest rain will be on Saturday, and it will rain in places on Sunday. A few showers may linger on Monday.
The rain in the valley started early Saturday morning and will be steady, with the heaviest rain falling before 14.00 In the Sacramento area, a period of heavy rain will begin around 10.
Periods of rain with heavier showers and dry spells are expected for the rest of Saturday.
Sunday is expected to have brief rain and thunderstorms throughout the day.
A combined 1 to 2 inches of rain could fall in the valley on Saturday and Sunday. The Foothills could get 2 to 3 inches.
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Wind in Northern California
Strong winds will increase in the valley and downstream on Saturday morning.
Gusts of 45 to 50 mph could be seen on the east side of the valley, which could cause power outages or downed tree limbs.
Gusts are likely around 40 mph in Sacramento.
The wind will die down in the late afternoon.
Snow in the Sierra
Snowfall is expected to increase throughout the day Saturday and Sunday. Travel in the Sierra will be very difficult and slow this weekend.
Snow levels will be at or above 5,000 feet on Saturday. The heaviest snow will likely fall between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., at rates of 2-3 inches per hour.
Colder air will drop snow levels into the 3,500-4,000 foot range Saturday night.
Snow overnight into early Sunday. The intensity of the snow will decrease in the afternoon.
Snow totals for both days could be 4 feet or more above 6,000 feet. Areas near 4,000 feet could see 6-10 inches on Sunday.
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Follow real-time traffic updates here
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You can track the Northern California Doppler Radar here
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