SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dry weather is on the horizon, finally allowing California to dry out following a period of wet weather stretching back to the day after Christmas.
Sacramento has seen rain nearly every day since Dec. 26, with only two days being dry.
More rain will fall Sunday and into Monday. A low pressure system is working towards the coast of California, bringing another round of rain and snow to the region. Up to an inch of rain is forecast across the Valley with the heaviest totals falling near Stockton and Modesto. Dangerous Sierra travel will continue also as another 1-2 feet of snow are expected.
After the final wave of rain moves through early Thursday morning, high pressure will park off the coast of California. The high pressure will block any storm systems from hitting California and no rain is expected through the extended forecast.
Impressive rain and snow totals highlight the last few weeks of weather. Sacramento has seen 6.50 inches in January alone, while the Central Sierra Snow Lab near Soda Springs has received over 90 inches in just the past seven days. Enough snow has been dumped on the Sierra that the statewide snowpack has surpassed the April 1 average, when snowpack is usually at its peak.
The dry conditions will give California time to dry out and clean up after what has been a destructive few weeks. There are signals that the wet weather could possibly return in late January and February, which is good news in terms of drought eradication. Only 0.3% of the state exists in extreme drought, down from 35% just two weeks ago.
