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FXUS66 KSTO 082120
AFDSTO

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
220 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Warm, dry, and breezy conditions today with chances for rain
later this evening into Thursday and more earnestly Friday into
Saturday.

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.KEY MESSAGES...

* TODAY:

 - Dry and mild weather today with breezy southerly winds and
   gusts up to 15-25 MPH.

* THURSDAY-SUNDAY

 - This evening into Thursday afternoon will have a 20-40% chance
   of rain but no significant impacts are expected. Best chances
   occur over the Coastal Range with up to an half-inch of rain.

 - Bigger push of rain develops Friday into Saturday morning with
   periods of rain over the northern Sacramento Valley and
   mountain areas north of I-80. Minimal travel impacts expected
   with a low chance (5-15%) of thunderstorms over the Coastal
   Range and northeast foothills. Highest totals will be over the
   mountains around 0.25 - 0.50" and light accumulations at lower
   elevations.

 - Non-zero chances for light, high elevation mountain snow,
   though little if any impacts are expected and confidence is
   low.

 - Temperatures will trend cooler late week into next weekend,
   with Valley high temperatures in the 70s. Periods of breezy
   onshore winds are anticipated as well.

.AVIATION...

General VFR conditions forecasted outside of MVFR conditions from
vicinity showers and overcast clouds over the northern Sacramento
Valley from 06z to 15z Thursday. South winds 10-20 kts across the
Sac. Valley until 03z Thu, strongest over the Delta. Winds will
linger across portions of the northern Sac. Valley with their
adjacent foothills and across the Delta with gusts up to 20 kts
thru 18z Thu.

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