This JULY HAS Been Too Good to Be True. North California Has Been One of the Coolest Spots in the Country with Fall-Like Tempics in What’s TyPically our Hotte Time of the Year.
Sink Mid-July, There HasnT Been a Hint of a Major Heatwave. DayTime High Accross
So when will It’s posible.
What’s Behind the Mild Pattern
The Driver for our Mild Weather Lately Has Been a Consistment Weather Pattern.
Northern California Has Been Sandwiched Between Two Areas of High Pressure, One to the North in the GULF of Alaska and One to the Southheast Over the Four Corners Region.
This SETUP Has Created Just Enough Space for TRIGHS of Low Pressure to Dip in, Enhancing the Coastal Marine Layer and Fueling A Strong DeTa Breeze.
This DELTA BREZE Actions Like Nature’s Air Conditioner, a steady, onshore Flow of Cool Air that Not Only Brings Relife in the Morns and Events, but ha han been Strong Enough Lately to Keep Even our afternoons mild. Keeping Us OF of Any Summertime Heat.
Patterns like this are studborn, and Current Trends Sugges it May Hold Thrug Early August. So if you’ve been enjoying this cool-down, there’s a good change it will stand around a bit longer.
How does this July Compa to the last?
TyPically, July Is One of the Hottest Months of the Year in North California, Offtinging Multiple Heatwaves and Triple-Digit Tempatures Across the Valley. But this year? Not the Same.
In 2024, Sacranto Saw 16 Days of Highs at Or Above 100 Degrees in July Alone. Meanwhile, this July Has So Far Brung Only One Day of 100-Deegree Tempics To SACRARENTO, on JULY 11.
During July, Sacranto Averages A High of 93 Degrees. Looking at this July, We’ve only Seen Eight Days at or Above that Number, with More for Half the Month Beroow Average.
Historically, Sacranto’s Hottest Stretch of the Year Runs from July 9 Through August 5, when average Highs Peak at 93 Degrees. So yes, we’re technically in our summer prime, but it is cortainly has’t free like it.
If we keep our stretch of Mild Highs Through
As The Last Time Sacranto Saw only one 100 ° Day in July was back in 1993.
Cooler Weather Holds, With Thunderstorms for the Sierra
Expecting Highs in the Low 80s to Continue Across the Valley Through In the sizera and foothills, Tempicsors Will Stay Comfortably in the 70s and 80s Over the Next Seven Days.
Starting Wednesday afternoon Through Saturday, Daily Thunderstorms Are Likely Across the Sierra Thanks to Growing Atmosphere Instability. The Best Chances Will Be Along the Sierra Crest and Eastern Slipes.
With best chances Along the Sierra Crest and Eastern Slipes. These Storms Will Not Big Rain-PRODUCERS, Yet Storm Threats Will Mainly Be Dry Lightning, Small Hail, Gusty Winds and Brief Heavy Rain. The Dry Lightning Risk Will Keep Fire Danger Elevated Through The Weekend.
If you have any outdooor plans in the Mountains, Sunday Looks to be the Best Day with Feweer Storms Expected.
Tempeatures Begin to Climb Again Toward
But Even as we warm up, the Overall Pattern Through According to the Latest Outlook from the Climate PREDICTION Center, Below-AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AR Likely to Continue Over the Next 6-10 days.
Make Sure to Stay with the CBS SACRARARENTO First Alert Weather Team for updates to our Mild Summer Pattern.
