Sacramento Braces for Showers Before Sunny Skies Return

As Sacramento residents reach for their umbrellas today, the rain seems insistent on making a guest appearance. The National Weather Service (NWS) has forecasted “showers likely, mainly before 11am” with the day’s high hovering near a comfortable but cloudy 65 degrees. “Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible,” reports the National Weather Service. A light south southeast wind will blow through at 7 to 9 mph throughout the day.

Tonight, the clouds are expected to linger, creating a mostly cloudy veil overhead with temperatures dropping to around 54, as the south wind calms to an airy 3 to 6 mph. Sunday is looking similarly overcast with “a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11am,” and a high once again near 64 degrees. The week will begin on an optimistic note as the skies clear, with the National Weather Service predicting “Sunny, with a high near 69” for Monday and conditions remaining clear into the evening.

As the new week arrives, so does a welcomed rise in temperature. Tuesday’s forecast offers a sunny sky with temperatures reaching a pleasant 74 degrees, and nights settling at a mostly clear 53. The warmth continues into Wednesday, with the National Weather Service announcing “Sunny, with a high near 78,” a pattern that appears to hold steady for the remainder of the workweek…

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