Hydrometeorological Discussion National Weather Service / California-Nevada RFC / Sacramento CA 710 AM PDT Fri Jun 26 2026 ...COOLER THAN NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD... ...SHOWERS FOR AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF I-80 THROUGH SUNDAY... .METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (FRI AM - THU AM)... General troffing across the west coast is being reinforced by an area of low pressure moving out of the Gulf of Alaska toward the southeast. This is currently generating scattered showers across areas near and north of I-80 this morning. As the system from the northwest settles across the western US this weekend...look for broad troffing across the region with cooler than normal temperatures bottoming out either Saturday or Sunday from west to east across the area. Afternoon temperature anomalies could run anywhere from 5- to 25-degF under seasonal normals. Also...through the weekend...expect rounds of showers to move across the region with individual disturbances rotating through the general flow with the best chance of precip remaining near and north of I-80. The troffing across the western US will remain in place through the middle of next week...weakening a bit. This should bring an end to the precip chances...but cooler than normal temperatures are anticipated to last all the way through the week. Freezing levels are currently running from 10000- to 16000-feet across the region...lowest northwest and highest southeast. As the cooler air filters in across much of the region...look for freezing levels to bottom out late Saturday or early Sunday from 6500-feet over the upper Klamath River basin...northeast CA...and northwest NV. For southern areas...where cooler air doesn/t quite reach...freezing levels should remain near or just above 16000-feet. With slight weakening to the cyclonic flow across the west during the middle of next week...look for freezing levels to reach up closer to 12000-feet over the upper Klamath River basin to about 16000-feet near the CA/MX border. 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. |