Valley Springs, California 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS66 KSTO 210857
AFDSTO

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
157 AM PDT Mon Apr 21 2025

.Discussion...

.Synopsis...
Progressive northwesterly to zonal flow persists through the week
ahead, with periodic shortwave progressions from Wednesday
onward. Resultant dry and mild weather continues today and Tuesday
as the weather pattern trends cooler and more unsettled through
the end of the week and into the weekend.

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.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: 70-100%
     (Today-Tuesday) and 40-70% (Wednesday).

-Breezy north winds today and Tuesday, shifting toward south to
     west onshore flow by midweek. Winds gusting 15-25 mph at times.

-5-10% chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms Wednesday PM
     across northern Sacramento Valley and surrounding terrain.

* Late Week-Next Weekend:

-Cooling trend with periodically breezy to gusty onshore winds.

-Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms possible, primarily
     from Interstate 80 northward.

-High elevation snow showers possible late Friday & Saturday, with
     a 15-30% probability of 1 inch of snowfall above 5500 feet
     along Sierra/southern Cascades.

.Changes from previous forecast...

* Isolated thunderstorm potential increasing for Wednesday PM.

* High elevation snowfall potential trending upward late week into
  the weekend.

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.AVIATION...
VFR conditions prevail across interior NorCal next 24 hours.
Breezy north winds expected through 00z, with gusts to 15 kts
anticipated and occasional gusts to 20 kts at RDD and RBL.

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.STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
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