Hydrometeorological Discussion
Issued by NWS California-Nevada RFC
Issued by NWS California-Nevada RFC
086 AGUS76 KRSA 161336 HMDRSA Hydrometeorological Discussion National Weather Service / California-Nevada RFC / Sacramento CA 635 AM PDT Wed Sep 16 2026 ...SCATTERED PRECIP NEAR THE CA/OR BORDER TODAY INTO THURSDAY... ...COOLER TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO NEXT WEEK... .METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (WED AM - TUE AM)... The s/wv trof in the vicinity of Vancouver Island yesterday at this time has drifted southward and is beginning to settle over northern CA. Radar imagery indicates an area of scattered showers currently rotating on the downstream side of this feature moving northward from eastern Siskiyou and Modoc counties into southern OR. Over the past 6-hours ending at 16/13Z...gauge data indicates scattered light amounts in this area mainly near or less than 0.10-inch. This area of low pressure is expected to spin over northern CA for the next 24 to 36 hours bringing scattered showers and t-storms primarily to the upper Klamath River basin and the higher terrain of far northern CA. Overall...totals should remain near or less than 0.33-inch with the best totals falling across the upper Klamath River basin. Along with the scattered precip...cooler-than-normal temperatures are anticipated to impact much of the region over the next couple days...except for northeast NV. Anomalies will run 5- to 15-degF below seasonal normals. To end the week...this area of low pressure will slowly make its way to the east-northeast before exiting the area on Saturday. A few showers may remain over far northern and eastern NV on Friday as the system passes overhead. Temperatures will also start to rebound and shift above normal for much of the area by the end of the weekend as a transitory upr ridge shifts inland. Then for Monday into Tuesday a weak area of low pressure will traverse the region with a slight chance of showers over the southern Sierra and parts of NV on Monday. Please Note: This product may NOT be routinely updated. Please refer to the following product issued by the CNRFC www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/Daily-Briefing for a graphical summary of weather and hydrologic conditions. QPF graphics are available at www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/qpf.php DRK $$