


Zone Forecast Product
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
344 FPUS56 KSTO 121123 ZFPSTO Interior Northern California Zone Forecasts for California National Weather Service Sacramento CA 422 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for today, tonight, and Columbus Day. CAZ013-122300- Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County- Including the city of Shasta Dam 422 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Warmer. Highs 52 to 67 higher elevations...64 to 72 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows 30 to 45 higher elevations...40 to 49 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds up to 10 mph. .COLUMBUS DAY...Rain showers. Highs 37 to 52 higher elevations... 48 to 54 lower elevations. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows 31 to 46 higher elevations... 39 to 49 lower elevations. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in the morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs 39 to 54 higher elevations...50 to 58 lower elevations. Light winds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 34 to 49. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Not as cool. Highs 48 to 63. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 32 to 47. .THURSDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 57 to 72. .THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 52. Highs 59 to 74. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION SHASTA DAM 70 47 52 / 0 30 90 $$ = CAZ014-122300- Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County- Including the city of Burney 422 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Not as cool. Highs 53 to 63. Light winds. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. At lower elevations, a chance of rain showers after midnight. At higher elevations, a chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Lows 28 to 40. Light winds. .COLUMBUS DAY...At lower elevations, rain showers. At higher elevations, rain and snow showers in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. Highs 41 to 51. No snow accumulation. Light winds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows 28 to 39. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Rain and snow showers likely in the morning, then rain showers likely in the afternoon. Highs 39 to 50. Little or no snow accumulation. Light winds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 29 to 40. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Not as cool. Highs 45 to 56. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 24 to 35. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 53 to 64. .THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 28 to 40. Highs 54 to 69. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION BURNEY 60 32 47 / 0 40 90 $$ = CAZ015-122300- Northern Sacramento Valley- Including the cities of Redding and Red Bluff 422 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 72. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows 44 to 52. Northwest winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. .COLUMBUS DAY...Rain showers. Cooler. Highs 53 to 59. South winds up to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows 44 to 50. East winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs around 56. Light winds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 45 to 50. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 62. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 43 to 49. Highs 62 to 71. .THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 54. Highs 71 to 76. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION REDDING 72 45 55 / 0 30 90 RED BLUFF 72 50 58 / 0 20 90 $$ = CAZ016-122300- Central Sacramento Valley- Including the cities of Chico, Oroville, and Marysville/Yuba City 422 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 74. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows 48 to 54. North winds up to 10 mph. .COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs around 60. Southeast winds up to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows 45 to 51. Southeast winds up to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs around 57. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 44 to 50. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 62. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 44 to 50. Highs 62 to 69. .THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 54. Highs around 71. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION CHICO 74 52 59 / 0 30 90 OROVILLE 74 52 60 / 0 30 90 MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY 75 53 61 / 0 30 90 $$ = CAZ017-122300- Southern Sacramento Valley- Including the city of Sacramento 422 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 78. Northwest winds up to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows around 53. Southwest winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. .COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs 58 to 64. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers after midnight. Lows 46 to 52. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Rain showers. Highs around 58. Southeast winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows around 48. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 64. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 43 to 51. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 65 to 71. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 46 to 53. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 55. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 73. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION SACRAMENTO 76 55 62 / 0 20 80 SAC EXEC AIRPORT 76 54 63 / 0 20 80 $$ = CAZ018-122300- Carquinez Strait and Delta- Including the city of Fairfield/Suisun 422 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 78. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows around 55. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning, then rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 60 to 66. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers likely after midnight. Lows around 50. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Rain showers. Highs 57 to 63. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows around 49. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 62 to 68. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 49. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 65 to 71. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 68 to 74. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 52. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 76. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION FAIRFIELD/SUISUN 78 53 65 / 0 20 90 $$ = CAZ019-122300- Northern San Joaquin Valley- Including the cities of Stockton and Modesto 422 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 69 to 77. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .TONIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 48 to 56. West winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusts up to 20 mph. .COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. Highs 59 to 67. South winds up to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 47 to 53. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Rain showers. Highs 54 to 62. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 44 to 50. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 59 to 67. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 45 to 51. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 63 to 69. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 46 to 52. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 67 to 73. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 55. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 76. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION STOCKTON 77 53 67 / 0 20 80 MODESTO 75 52 66 / 0 10 70 $$ = CAZ063-122300- Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County- Including the city of Alder Springs 422 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 51 to 66 higher elevations... 67 to 73 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds up to 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. At higher elevations, a slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Colder. Lows 32 to 46 higher elevations...45 to 51 lower elevations. Prevailing west winds up to 15 mph. .COLUMBUS DAY...At lower elevations, a chance of rain showers in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. At higher elevations, rain and snow showers likely in the morning, then rain showers and heavy snow showers in the afternoon. Highs 36 to 51 higher elevations...49 to 57 lower elevations. Little or no snow accumulation. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and heavy snow showers in the evening, then rain and snow showers likely after midnight. Lows 31 to 43 higher elevations...43 to 49 lower elevations. No snow accumulation lower elevations...2 to 4 inches higher elevations. Snow level 5000 feet. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Rain and snow showers likely in the morning, then rain showers likely in the afternoon. Highs 36 to 51 higher elevations...51 to 57 lower elevations. No snow accumulation lower elevations...up to 1 inch higher elevations. Snow level 5000 feet. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 34 to 49. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Highs 46 to 61. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 52. .THURSDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 54 to 69. .THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 58. Highs 56 to 71. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION ALDER SPRINGS 59 39 44 / 0 10 90 $$ = CAZ066-122300- Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley- Including the city of Paradise 422 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 62 to 72. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows 41 to 53. Light winds. .COLUMBUS DAY...Rain showers. Cooler. Highs 47 to 57. Prevailing southeast winds up to 15 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows 39 to 51. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs 44 to 56. Light winds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 41 to 51. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Not as cool. Highs 50 to 62. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 51. .THURSDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 59 to 71. .THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 56. Highs 59 to 74. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION PARADISE 67 49 52 / 0 40 90 $$ = CAZ067-122300- Motherlode- Including the cities of Grass Valley and Jackson 422 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs 63 to 73. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows 42 to 52. Light winds. .COLUMBUS DAY...Rain showers. Highs 48 to 58 higher elevations... 53 to 63 lower elevations. Prevailing southeast winds up to 15 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers after midnight. Lows 38 to 50. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Rain showers. Highs 45 to 57. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 38 to 48. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Not as cool. Highs 53 to 63. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 39 to 51. Highs 53 to 67. .FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 63 to 74. Lows 43 to 54. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION GRASS VALLEY 66 44 51 / 0 40 80 JACKSON 69 49 59 / 0 20 80 $$ = CAZ068-122300- Western Plumas County/Lassen Park- Including the cities of Chester and Quincy 422 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TODAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 51 to 66. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. At lower elevations, a chance of rain showers after midnight. At higher elevations, a chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Lows 28 to 43. Snow level 6500 feet. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph. .COLUMBUS DAY...Rain showers at lower elevations...and rain and snow showers at higher elevations. Highs 31 to 46 higher elevations...37 to 50 lower elevations. No snow accumulation lower elevations...3 to 5 inches higher elevations. Snow level 6000 feet. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and heavy snow showers. Lows 27 to 42. No snow accumulation lower elevations...3 to 5 inches higher elevations. Snow level 5500 feet. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Rain and snow showers. Highs 30 to 45 higher elevations...37 to 48 lower elevations. No snow accumulation lower elevations...up to 2 inches higher elevations. Snow level 5500 feet. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow showers likely. Light snow accumulations possible. Lows 28 to 43. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Not as cool. Highs 39 to 54. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 28 to 43. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 48 to 63. .THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 33 to 48. Highs 51 to 66. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION QUINCY 69 34 52 / 0 50 90 CHESTER 64 30 46 / 0 50 90 $$ = CAZ069-122300- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada- Including the city of Blue Canyon 422 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 48 to 63 higher elevations...60 to 70 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. At lower elevations, a chance of rain showers after midnight. At higher elevations, a chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Lows 25 to 40 higher elevations...36 to 46 lower elevations. Snow level 7000 feet. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .COLUMBUS DAY...Rain showers likely at lower elevations...and rain and snow showers likely at higher elevations. Highs 31 to 46 higher elevations...44 to 54 lower elevations. No snow accumulation lower elevations...2 to 4 inches higher elevations. Snow level 6500 feet. Prevailing south winds up to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph...except south up to 25 mph over ridges. .MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and heavy snow showers. Colder. Lows 22 to 37 higher elevations...33 to 43 lower elevations. No snow accumulation lower elevations...3 to 9 inches higher elevations. Snow level 6000 feet. Prevailing south winds up to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .TUESDAY...Heavy rain and snow showers. Highs 28 to 43 higher elevations...40 to 50 lower elevations. No snow accumulation lower elevations...1 to 7 inches higher elevations. Snow level 5500 feet. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely. Moderate snow accumulations possible. Lows 23 to 38. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Not as cool. Highs 38 to 53. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 25 to 40. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 46 to 61. .THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 31 to 46. Highs 50 to 65. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION BLUE CANYON 59 38 42 / 0 50 70 $$ =