SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The first cold front of the season moved into Northern California early Monday morning, keeping temperatures far below 80-degree average with Valley highs only in the 70s.
Most locations in the Bay Area recorded over one-tenth of an inch in the morning hours with rain moving in during the Sacramento commute. The rain should move south to Stockton and Modesto into the early afternoon.
This rain technically arrives in summer as the first day of fall is not until Sept. 23, which means the rain recorded will go into the 2018-19 calendar and totals. Recent changes to the official rain record keep makes the season Oct. 1, 2019, to Sept. 30, 2020.
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So far this rain year, Sacramento has recorded more than 24 inches of rain and will add to that today. This total is well above average.
Thunderstorms rumbled in far Northern California near Redding Monday morning, and snow is also possible later today for some Sierra passes down to about 8,000 feet. The highest Sierra passes still open like Sonora, Ebbetts, and Tioga may see a few inches of snow before the system moves out.
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning Monday for most of north-central and eastern Nevada due to gusty winds and low humidity that will create dangerous fire weather conditions.
Temperatures were forecast Monday 15 to 20 degrees cooler than Sunday's highs in the upper 80s and low 90s.
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