


Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
884 FXUS66 KSTO 190850 AFDSTO Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Sacramento CA 150 AM PDT Sat Apr 19 2025 .Discussion... .Synopsis... A progressive upper level pattern persists through this weekend and into next week, albeit with limited advection of appreciable moisture until later in the week ahead. As a result, dry and mild weather prevails through midweek before a transition toward near to below normal temperatures and more unsettled weather moving toward next weekend. && .Key Messages... * Today-Wednesday: Periodically breezy winds alongside above normal temperatures and areas of Minor HeatRisk. -Probability of high temperatures 80 degrees F or higher: 50-85% (Today-Sunday & Wednesday) and 70-100% (Monday-Tuesday). -Diurnally driven winds resume with increasing Delta breeze flow in the afternoons and evenings this weekend and into next week, although a brief period of northerly winds expected late Sunday- Monday. * Late Week-Next Weekend: Cooling trend with periodically breezy onshore winds. Isolated to scattered showers possible Friday into next weekend, primarily north of Interstate 80 and along higher terrain. .Changes from previous forecast... * No significant updates && .AVIATION... VFR conditions across interior NorCal over the next 24 hours. Easterly winds over the Sierra gusting 15 to 30 kts until around 14z Saturday. Otherwise, surface winds 12 knots or less. && .STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$