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Hydrometeorological Discussion
National Weather Service / California Nevada RFC / Sacramento CA
1250 PM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

...LINGERING SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PASSES TO THE NORTH...
...RETURN OF DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS FRIDAY THROUGH 
EARLY NEXT WEEK...

.METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (THU PM - WED AM)...

Forecast remains on track, no big changes from this morning. Radar 
shows some scattered showers over ne NV around I-80 and a few light 
returns along the north coast this afternoon. A front remains 
stretched across srn CA and through srn NV while a now open trough 
heads through ID. This will keep some light lingering showers 
possible this afternoon. High pressure continues to build in 
offshore behind the exiting system which will act to dry conditions 
across the region and gradually raise temperatures back to above 
normal as we head into the weekend. Anomalies on the order of +5 to 
+15 deg F with some locations locally higher. Dry and above normal 
through most of Tuesday before models have a low approaching nrn CA 
from the west. Both the GFS and ECMWF bring initial showers into the 
coast in the late afternoon time frame. Precip forecast to begin to 
head inland overnight Tuesday, though the bulk of the accumulation 
will be after the current window. Amounts for the moment look like 
0.10" or less  mainly confined to nw CA. Although, spreads amongst 
the ensembles are still looking like at least an inch so some 
uncertainty for that system.