For the Sacramento International Airport, a high temperature of 90 degrees is exactly average for late June. Sunday and Monday were just about there, but we will rise above those highs into the mid-90s for the next two days.
Thankfully for folks between Sacramento and Modesto, a decent Delta breeze — with evening winds gusts at 20-plus mph — will keep us from warming into the triple digits. For those of in Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley, 100-plus degrees is what is in store for the next three days.
As mentioned Monday, a ridge of high pressure over the Pacific Northwest will work to keep temps above average across the western U.S. through the mid-week. That means high temps in triple digits between Fresno and Bakersfield, alongside overnight lows of nearly 70 degrees.
For Sacramento, the building high pressure is a solid orientation for kicking up a moderate Delta breeze that will immediately bring relief as the sun begins to set every day through the rest of the work week. Gusts could occasionally reach 20 mph in the evening between Sacramento and Modesto as high temps are held only to the mid-90s.
Your forecast
Sacramento: It’s another calm start in the mid-50s for Sacramento. Temps will rise to 80 degrees by noon and briefly into the mid 90s by the afternoon before that Delta breeze kicks in. Rinse and repeat for Wednesday and Thursday. Keep an eye out for some clouds Thursday evening as the sun begins to set — that is cooler weather arriving, just in time for the weekend. Friday brings an extra breeze, some occasional passing clouds, and high temps reduced into the mid-80s…