Hydrometeorological Discussion National Weather Service / California-Nevada RFC / Sacramento CA 625 AM PDT Wed Sep 23 2026 ...LIGHT PRECIP FOR THE N COAST AND CA/OR BORDER LATE THURS INTO FRI... ...ADDITIONAL LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE ON SUN FOR N NV AND SE CA... .METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (WED AM - TUE AM)... Dry conditions across the region today as high pressure pushes into CA from offshore and an upper low approaches the PacNW from the Gulf of Alaska. This will result in a return of above normal temperatures for most areas today and tomorrow. Moisture over the Desert Southwest may bring a few showers and thunderstorms over se CA and srn NV today/tomorrow while the approaching trough and surface low generate showers over the north coast and CA/OR border late Thurs/Fri. This system will also usher in cooler air sending temperatures back down to near/below normal gradually from nw to se starting Friday. The trough then looks to swing through the PacNW the rest of Friday lifting northeastward into ID/MT by the evening. Another trough will then arrive on Sunday, this time digging into CA/NV into Monday. This will keep below normal temperatures around and potentially drop a few showers over NV, though the majority of the trough will be carrying drier air. The other thing to keep an eye on is Hurricane Polo. Models at the moment show moisture from the system moving into southern CA Sunday into Monday. Its exact trajectory will determine how far into CA that moisture pushes. It will also be competing with drier air from the western/southern ends of the trough. For now, it looks like only a few showers into se and far srn CA but will keep an eye on it. 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. |