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

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

Precip continued across much of nrn and central CA overnight, mainly
along the coast and over the mountains. Observations report 0.50-
1.50" across the northern/central Sierra and 0.25" to just under an
inch along the coast from Monterey northward. Lingering showers this
morning as a low continues to traverse the PacNW with the southern
edge scraping the northern regional border as it passes. Amounts
look relatively light at 0.10" or less for most areas, though up to
0.40" for the srn OR Cascades and over 0.50" for the Ruby mountains
in ne NV. Precip will diminish this afternoon with showers shifting
to ne NV as the low moves through ID and into WY by the evening.
Behind the low, ridging will re-build over the eastern Pacific
returning dry conditions for the rest of the week and through the
weekend. This will also return above normal afternoon high
temperatures with anomalies around +5 to +15 or so deg F through at
least Monday.

Models then show another low approaching the west coast
Tuesday/Wednesday. There is some uncertainty as models disagree on
the path and timing of this next system. There is at least some
chance of showers along the nrn CA coast into Wednesday morning. The
official forecast keeps this at less than 0.10" for most areas, but
ensemble spread at Arcata is anywhere from 0" to 1.25".

Freezing levels today 4-8 kft north of I-80 rising tonight back up
to 8-11.5 kft for most of the Sierra. Higher freezing levels (10.5+
kft) the rest of the week as high pressure returns. This may lower
some into Wednesday, but uncertainty as it depends on how close the
low is to the coast at that time. For now expect generally 10-12.5
kft across the region once the current system passes.

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.