CNRFC Daily Briefing

CNRFC Daily Briefing

Last issued: Wed May 13, 2026 at 09:19 AM PST (updated daily by 10 AM Pacific Time).
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Summary:

A weak weather system making its way inland across the Pacific Northwest and northern CA coast will bring a few showers along the immediate coast and crest of the southern OR Cascades this morning.
Mainly dry westerly onshore flow for Thu into Fri before a system moving across the Pacific Northwest on Friday into Saturday dives toward the Great Basin on Sunday with some light precip over the upper Humboldt River basin (northeast NV).
Snow melt will remain high in the Sierra through mid week in response to well above average temperatures.

Confidence: High

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
RVBC1		SACRAMENTO	RIO VISTA	7.4	11.9	20.4	21.4	4.15 / NA	05/13 10:45 AM PDT		7.50 / NA
NOTE Stage is presented in "Feet" while Flow (Storage at CLKC1) is presented in "cfs" ("Acre-Feet").

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