CNRFC Daily Briefing

Last issued: Fri Feb 13, 2026 at 09:12 AM PST (updated daily by 10 AM Pacific Time).
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Summary:

A relatively quiet weather day for Friday as a quick moving area of high pressure slides across CA and NV, before shifting downstream across the Rockies and Great Plains on Saturday.
A pattern shift to cooler and wetter conditions is expected later Saturday and lasting through the first half of next week. Widespread precip is anticipated with the higher terrain of CA seeing anywhere from 3" to 8".
With these upcoming systems having an origin to the north, freezing levels will drop through the event, and potentially reach low levels not yet experienced this winter. Overall, this series of storms will be a good snow producer, helping the current meager snowpack.
Steady state flow and recessions on main stem rivers through early Sunday. Additional stream flow rises in rain dominated basins beginning late Sunday.
Looking ahead four days, Sacramento River flow over the Colusa and Tisdale weirs is expected to begin, and the Cosumnes River at McConnell is forecast to exceed monitor stage.

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
CLAC1	SACRAMENTO	COLUSA WEIR	60.9	70.1	72.9	73.9	59.83 / 0	02/14 04:00 AM PST	64.07 / 5,855
CLUC1	SACRAMENTO	COLUSA BRIDGE	63.0	70.0	72.0	73.0	51.40 / 17,090	02/14 03:45 AM PST	64.51 / 40,414
TISC1	SACRAMENTO	TISDALE WEIR	44.1	51.6	54.6	55.6	42.98 / 0	02/14 04:15 AM PST	46.86 / 13,505
MCNC1	COSUMNES	MCCONNELL	38.5	44.5	53.4	53.5	27.19 / NA	02/14 04:15 AM PST	39.91 / NA
NOTE Stage is presented in "Feet" while Flow (Storage at CLKC1) is presented in "cfs" ("Acre-Feet").