Will it rain or snow this week? Here’s a look at Northern California’s holiday forecast

Northern California motorists hitting the road this week for the holidays are in luck: Dry weather is in the forecast, if you don’t count the fog.

Weather will mostly affect travel Monday, according to the National Weather Service, with dense fog through noon along Interstate 5, north of Marysville and up to Redding. Fog is cleared out of Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto areas.

A couple of travel tips from National Weather Service for those who run into fog:

Weather experts foretasted a chance of light rain and snow showers in the mountains both Tuesday and Thursday, but as of Monday morning the systems have dried up.

There should be no measurable rainfall along Interstate 80 or Highway 50, said meteorologist Craig Shoemaker with the National Weather Service, and the chances of mountain snow are also slim.

The main travel impact may just be fog in the valley.

”We will probably get some fog back in Thursday, Saturday and Sunday,” Shoemaker said, “so there will be some foggy mornings potentially heading up to Christmas.”

Some good news: Warmer temperatures are coming by the end of the week with a high of near 60 degrees on Christmas Day.

Starting next week into New Year’s Day, Shoemaker said there’s a possibility of “active weather” with wetter conditions.

Sacramento weather forecast

Here’s a look at Sacramento’s forecast, as of Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Here’s what you need to know leading into the holiday weekend. For up-to-date forecasts, check back at weather.gov:

Monday | High near 45 degrees

Patchy dense fog before noon, then mostly cloudy with light wind.

Monday night | Low near 38 degrees

A 20% chance of rain after 11 p.m., then patchy fog before 2 p.m. and then again after 4 a.m. with cloudy skies.

Tuesday | High near 52 degrees

Patchy fog fog between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., then cloudy skies that gradually become sunny. Wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday night | Low near 40 degrees

Patchy fog between 3 a.m. to 5 a.m., then mostly cloudy with wind up to 5 mph.

Wednesday| High near 56 degrees

Patchy fog between 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., then partly sunny with wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday night | Low of 39 degrees

Partly cloudy.

Thursday | High near 56 degrees

Patchy fog before 10 a.m., then partly sunny.

Thursday night | Low of 42 degrees

Fog after midnight, then cloudy.

Friday | High near 60 degrees

Fog before 11 a.m., then partly sunny.

Friday night | Low of 41 degrees

Fog after midnight, then cloudy.

Saturday | High near 61 degrees

Fog, then mostly sunny.

Saturday night | Low of 41 degrees

Fog then cloudy.

Sunday | High near 60 degrees

Fog, then partly sunny.

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