Weather for Sacramento, California
Lat: 38.57N, Lon: 121.47W
Wx Zone: CAZ017
| High Tides: | --- (---ft) | 12:04 PM (2.7ft) |
| Low Tides: | 6:49 AM (0ft) | 7:53 PM (0.4ft) |
California Drought MonitorThe California Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of California land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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California Hydrologic Information StatementNote that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential. 000 FGUS76 KSTO 200337 ESFSTO CAC003-005-007-009-011-017-021-033-057-061-063-067-077-089-091- 095-099-101-103-113-115-210000- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 737 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY WET CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH THIS WEEK... ...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING THREAT REMAINS... SHOWERY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 3000 TO 4500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. WHILE THE COLDER AIR WILL ASSIST IN REDUCING THE THREAT OF MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING...IMPACTS FROM HEAVY RAINS THAT OCCURRED THIS WEEKEND WILL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. OVERFLOW INTO THE SUTTER BYPASS AT COLUSA AND TISDALE WEIRS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY. OVERFLOW INTO THE YOLO BYPASS IS ALSO EXPECTED AT FREMONT WEIR MONDAY. THE SACRAMENTO RIVER AT RIO VISTA WILL REACH 8.2 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. MONITOR STAGE IS 7.4 FEET. NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON MAIN STEM RIVERS INCLUDING THE SACRAMENTO AND LOWER SAN JOAQUIN RIVER SYSTEMS. THE WET WEATHER PATTERN WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO MID- WEEK...HOWEVER LOWER SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. THERE IS SOME POSSIBILITY OF MORE WARM...WET WEATHER AROUND CHRISTMAS DAY. IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN OCCURS ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS TOWARD THE END OF NEXT WEEK...THE FLOODING POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE. CONDITIONS AROUND RIVERS OR CREEKS SHOULD BE MONITORED CAREFULLY AS THESE AREAS COULD BECOME VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO RAPIDLY RISING WATERS. REMEMBER DON`T DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS...WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU EXPECT. $$ |