California weather forecast

Wildfire hot spots could emerge in unusual locations this summer — from the Pacific Northwest to the Great Lakes to New England — according to the latest outlooks from the National Interagency Fire Center. Both recent and upcoming hot and dry weather, largely focused on the northern tier of the country, is driving the uptick in fire danger. A wet winter and cool spring have suppressed wildfire activity across much of the West. Although acreage burned nationwide remains well below average so far this year, that may begin to shift in June. Recent intense heat waves may usher in an early fire season in the Pacific Northwest, which had a drier-than-normal winter. Fire danger has escalated in Michigan this past week, while a “flash drought” could develop in parts of the Midwest and Northeast. Some parts of the Midwest, such as Michigan, northeast Ohio and parts of Wisconsin, have had less than a quarter of their normal precipitation over the past 30 days, while nearly the entire region is under 75 percent of normal, according to Beth Hall, director of the Midwestern Regional Climate Center.

MONDAY UPDATE: More thunderstorms, 90-degree temps coming to Northern California. Here’s the latest forecast The following story was originally published June 10 Showers and thunderstorms will make their way into portions of Northern California beginning this weekend, with heavy rain, gusty winds and lighting in the forecast. Meteorologist Katrina Hand with the National Weather Service said the highest chance for thunderstorm development will be in the foothills and the Sierra Nevada, as well as the southern Cascades and coastal range. Thunderstorms were forecast to start in some areas by noon Saturday and stretch into Monday night. Do you have outdoor activities planned the next few days? Scattered thunderstorms will impact portions of interior NorCal in the afternoon/evening hours. Be sure to have a plan to receive weather updates & identify storm-safe shelters. When thunder roars, go indoors! ️ If you see lighting, shelter indoors or inside a closed car, the National Weather Service cautioned on its Twitter page. Avoid water, trees or other tall objects like the top of a hill, open fields and picnic tables. Weather in the Sacramento Valley Cities including Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto and Vacaville won’t receive the brunt of the storm.

California Weather Map The California Weather Map below shows the weather forecast for the next 12 days. Control the animation using the slide bar found beneath the weather map. Select from the other forecast maps (on the right) to view the temperature, cloud cover, wind and precipitation for this country on a large scale with animation. You can also get the latest temperature, weather and wind observations from actual weather stations under the live weather section. Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views: All map types that you can enable here: California Colour Basemap, Greyscale Basemap, Precipitation, California Wind, Temperature, Cloud, California Significant Ocean Wave Height. Map overlays available for display: California Pressure, Wind, Wind+pressure, California Freezing level. Symbols shown on the map: California Cities, Ski Resorts, Mountain Peaks, California Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, All snow, city, surf, tide forecasts, California Temperature Observations, Wind Observations, Weather Observations - new, California Wind Observations - new, Temperature Observations - new, Weather Observations, California Live Webcams. Today (Fri) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed HOTTEST high 41.7° C high 41.6° C high 41.5° C high 42.8° C high 44.0° C high 43.6° C COLDEST low 8.1° C low 9.1° C low 8.9° C low 7.5° C low 5.1° C low 5.6° C WETTEST 27.8 mm 52.1 mm 41.5 mm 31.7 mm 29.3 mm 30.2 mm WINDIEST 42 km/h 41 km/h 46 km/h 49 km/h 53 km/h 44 km/h List of all animated wea...