SACRAMENTO, Calif — Saturday is a Weather Impact Alert Day with extreme winds and heavy rain making its way through the valley. Strong gusts have picked up as of Friday evening with gusts between 30-45 mph. A Wind Advisory is in effect until 12:00pm Saturday. Although the Wind Advisory is set to expire, wind gusts will continue into the afternoon. Unsecured items and tree limbs may be blown down. A few power outages may also be a result of these winds.
In addition to the winds, heavy rain is moving through the valley this morning. The heaviest rain will fall before 9a, with rain coverage and intensity tapering after that time. By this afternoon, the valley is expected to be dry and for some will even be mostly sunny.
In the meantime, a Flood Advisory has been issued for the Sacramento Valley — including the Sacramento metro area — until noon due to widespread urban flooding such as ponding on roadways and parking lots, as well as flooding of low-lying areas.
Heavy snow will continue through the afternoon in the Sierra. Even as the valley begins to dry out, snow will still be falling in the high country. Another 1 to 2 feet of snow is expected before this storm winds down. If you don't need to travel to or across the Sierra on Saturday, don't. Travel is very difficult to impossible as roads are snow covered and icy.
A Winter Storm Warning continues until 10pm Saturday.
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SATURDAY: WEATHER IMPACT ALERT. Rain in the morning and gusty winds through the afternoon. Highs in the mid-50s. Lake Tahoe highs in the upper 30s with heavy snow. Avoid travel.
TONIGHT: Clearing then fog. Valley lows in the 40s, Sierra lows in the 20s.
SUNDAY: Mix of sun and clouds with highs in the mid-50s. Lake Tahoe highs near 40°.
MONDAY: Chance of rain with highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s. One of the coldest days of the year. Lake Tahoe highs in the 40s with a chance of snow.
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy with highs in the mid-50s. Lake Tahoe highs in the low 40s.
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy with highs in the mid-50s. Lake Tahoe highs in the mid-40s.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy with highs in the mid-50s. Lake Tahoe highs in the mid 40s.
FRIDAY: Partly cloudy with highs in the upper 50s. Lake Tahoe highs in the mid 40s.
SATURDAY: First Day of Winter. Chance of heavy rain. Highs in the upper 50s. Lake Tahoe highs in the 30s.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Lake Tahoe highs in the upper 30s.
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