Sacramento Weather: Temps 10-20 Degrees Below Average, Showers Expected By Mid-Week
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - We're at the tail end of spring, but wet weather and cooler temperatures are still in the cards this week.
A cooling system is expected to move in starting Tuesday, National Weather Service forecasters say. Temperatures will stay about normal on Monday, but come Tuesday things will start to cool down.
Who's ready for some cooler temperatures? ???? A weather system moving in midweek will bring below normal temperatures & precipitation to interior #NorCal. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/H2BgWOuzYl
— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) May 13, 2019
Wet weather is expected to return to the Coastal Range by Tuesday afternoon.
Come Wednesday, forecasters say most of Northern California will be seeing precipitation. About .5-1 inches of rain is expected to fall in the valley, while 1-2 inches are predicted for the foothills and mountains.
The system is expected to cool things off significantly. Daytime highs across the Central Valley are expected to be 10-20 degrees below average, according to NWS.
Snow is also expected with this system, but the levels will remain relatively high.