CNRFC Daily Briefing

Last issued: Sun Apr 19, 2026 at 09:08 AM PST (updated daily by 10 AM Pacific Time).
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Summary:

An area of low pressure will start to shift toward the CA coastal waters and light precip will approach the northern CA coast Sunday evening.
Precip will slide across the area from Monday through Wednesday as the area of low pressure slowly shifts inland, bringing widespread precipitation, especially across northern and central CA.
Potential for lingering light precip across the Sierra on Thursday/Friday.
As precip arrives, minor rises on main stem rivers across northern/central CA.
Dependent on local precipitation amounts, monitor stage is forecast for the Cosumnes @ McConnell on Wednesday.

Confidence: Moderate

Staffing Level: Normal

Detailed Hydrometeorological Discussion: www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/discussion

River Guidance Points Forecast Above Specified Stage Definitions (Select NWS ID for Specified Graphical RVF)

NWS ID	River / Creek	Gage / Station	Action/ Monitor	Minor Flood	Moderate Flood	Major Flood	Latest Observed Stage / Flow	Latest Observed Date / Time	Max Forecast Stage / Flow
MCNC1	COSUMNES	MCCONNELL	38.5	44.5	53.4	53.5	30.26 / NA	04/20 04:15 AM PDT	39.76 / NA
NOTE Stage is presented in "Feet" while Flow (Storage at CLKC1) is presented in "cfs" ("Acre-Feet").