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Hydrometeorological Discussion
National Weather Service / California Nevada RFC / Sacramento CA
830 AM PDT Mon May 4 2026

...SHOWERS TODAY THROUGH TUE...
...DRY AND WARMER SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK...

.METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (MON AM - SUN AM)...

An upper low near the central CA coast is spreading showers mainly 
across portions of northern CA and west central NV this morning. 
Expect shower activity to increase later this morning through 
tonight associated with daytime heating as well as the low moving 
inland.  On Tue, the low is forecast to weaken move into and into 
the SW U.S., and shower activity over the Sierra and portions of NV 
is expected.  Freezing levels should around 7000-11000 ft are 
expected across the Sierra and NV through tonight before rising to 
9000 ft and above by Tue afternoon. Expect ridging to bring warmer 
and drier conditions for the second half of next week, with 
temperatures rebounding to 10-15 degrees above normal by the end of 
the week.


Please Note: This product may NOT be routinely updated.
Please refer to the following product issued by the CNRFC
www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/Daily-Briefing for a graphical summary of
weather and hydrologic conditions.