Hydrometeorological Discussion National Weather Service / California Nevada RFC / Sacramento CA 130 PM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 ...RIDGING TO BUILD THROUGHOUT THE WORK WEEK BRINGING DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF LIGHT SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE FAR NORTH... ...POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT WARM UP NEXT WEEK... .METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (TUE PM - MON AM)... No changes to the afternoon forecast through the six day window as ridging will build into the weekend and keep conditions dry and warm into next week. The far north, Smith basin and southern OR Cascades, may see some shower activity in association with atmospheric river activity in the PNW weakening and clipping the region. All accumulations are expected to be light. Models continue to indicate that ridging will dominate the flow regime beyond the 6-day window, keeping conditions dry and warm for the foreseeable future. Freezing levels will rise under the building ridge to above 14k feet for much of the forecast area while afternoon high temperatures are likely to exceed 15 to 30 degrees above normal. |