Hydrometeorological Discussion National Weather Service / California Nevada RFC / Sacramento CA 130 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...HOT AND DRY WEATHER WITH RECORD SETTING TEMPERATURES THROUGH TODAY... ...POTENTIAL FOR PRECIPITATION AS RIDGE FLATTENS OUT THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE RIDGE REBUILDS MIDWEEK... .METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (FRI PM - THU AM)... No change to the afternoon forecast as ridging dominates the storyline. Guidance continues to fluctuate on the potential for very light precipitation over the weekend and into early next week as the ridge slightly flattens out and allows for systems to clip the northern reaches of the forecast area. Most signs point to the ridge rebuilding by mid-week, though height anomalies don't look to be as robust. That being said, warm and dry weather is expected throughout a majority of the forecast area through the 6-day window. |