Hydrometeorological Discussion National Weather Service / California Nevada RFC / Sacramento CA 645 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026 ...COOLER THAN NORMAL WITH SCATTERED PRECIP NORTHERN/CENTRAL AREAS... ...TRENDING WARMER AND DRIER BY THE END OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND... .METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (TUE AM - MON AM)... The primary weather feature that will impact the region through the rest of this week is currently moving south-southeast from the central OR coast to far northern CA this morning in the form of an upr low that originated over the Gulf of Alaska. This system is anticipated to meander across northern/central CA the next several days before being kicked off toward the east across the Great Basin by general troffing expected to set up over the northeast Pacific. What this means for the region this week is well below normal temperatures ranging from negative 10- to negative 25-degF below seasonal normals...and scattered precip primarily impacting the higher terrain of northern/central CA into northwest NV. Best totals look to be over the upper Klamath River basin down into the Pit River basin with amounts from 0.75- to 1.50-inches. Down the length of the Sierra there could be anywhere from 0.25- to 0.75-inch with northwest NV seeing similar amounts. Some lower elevation stations could see some light precip as well. Into the weekend...after the upr low is pushed downstream...look for heights to begin to rise with southwest flow aloft. Drier conditions will be in store. Freezing levels near the core of the system will generally range from 7500- to 8500-feet. After the area of low pressure moves east of the area...look for warming with freezing levels from 11000- to 14500-feet. 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. |