Rain on Easter weekend in Sacramento? Snow in Tahoe? Here’s your Northern California forecast

Angela Rodriguez
·4 min read

Gloomy skies, rain, wind and snow are in the forecast for Northern California.

Will the weather dampen your weekend plans?

If you’re making plans for Easter or Cesar Chavez Day, which are both on Sunday, here’s what the latest forecast shows:

How long will the rain last in Sacramento?

Don’t let intermittent sunny skies fool you. More rain is in the forecast for Sacramento.

Thursday night’s forecast shows cloudy skies with temperatures as low as 46 degrees. Gusts will be around 7 mph.

On Friday, there is a 40% chance of showers mainly after 11 a.m. Along with gloomy skies, winds will sweep through the region at around 6 to 14 mph. Gusts could blow as fast as 23 mph.

In the evening, chances of rain will increase to 80%. Winds will range from 14 to 25 mph.

Temperatures will reach a high near 58 degrees and a low around 49.

McKinley Thompson-Morley walks to work in the rain on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 in downtown Sacramento near the state Capitol.
McKinley Thompson-Morley walks to work in the rain on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 in downtown Sacramento near the state Capitol.

Saturday’s forecast shows a 50% chance of rain and possible thunderstorms after 11 a.m. Skies will be mostly cloudy throughout the day, with temperatures as high as 60 degrees.

Winds will sweep at around 7 to 10 mph throughout the afternoon.

Evening temperatures could reach a low of about 46 degrees.

Will it rain on Easter Sunday?

Sunday’s forecast shows clear, sunny skies. The high will be near 64 degrees and the low will be around 45.

Will it rain next week?

Next week, the forecast shows sunny skies, with high temperatures in the 70s.

A rainbow forms in the sky above a Yolo is for Everyone rally in Davis Central Park on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, as people stand in unitiy in the wake of recent bomb threats made at Davis-area schools and the city’s main library containing anti-LGBTQ language.
A rainbow forms in the sky above a Yolo is for Everyone rally in Davis Central Park on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, as people stand in unitiy in the wake of recent bomb threats made at Davis-area schools and the city’s main library containing anti-LGBTQ language.

What are the current rain totals?

Here are the rainfall totals for the past 24 hours around Sacramento County, as of Thursday:

  • Alta Arden: 0.2 inches

  • Antelope: 0.6 inches

  • Auburn: 0.8 inches

  • Consumnes/Wilton: 0.2 inches

  • Elkhorn: 0.2 inches

  • Folsom Water Treatment Plant: 0.5 inches

  • Mather: 0.3 inches

  • Metro Air Park: 0.1 inches

  • Rio Linda: 0.2 inches

  • Roseville H2O Plant: 0.7 inches

  • Walnut Grove: 0.2 inches

What’s in the forecast for Tahoe?

The weather forecast for South Lake Tahoe shows snowfall in the coming days.

Thursday night is expected to see cloudy skies with temperatures as low as 20 degrees. Winds could reach up to 10 mph.

On Friday, there is a 70% chance of snow mainly after 11 a.m. Along with variable winds sweeping at around 5 mph, temperatures will be as low as 23 degrees and as high as 36.

In the evening, chances of snow will increase up to 80%. Up to 4 inches of snow is possible.

There is an 80% chance of precipitation on Saturday.

Skies will be mostly cloudy throughout the day with some thunder in the evening. The temperature high will be near 37 degrees and the low around 23 degrees. Winds could reach up to 5 mph.

About 5 inches of snow is possible.

What about Easter Sunday?

On Sunday, the forecast shows mostly cloudy skies with a 50% chance of snow. The high will be near 39 degrees and the low will be around 20.

Will it snow next week?

The forecast shows mostly clear, sunny skies next week. High temperatures will be around 50 degrees.

How much snow has fallen in Tahoe this season?

The UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Laboratory — located at Donner Pass — reported approximately 10 inches of snow in the past 48 hours.

“This storm has brought statewide snow water equivalent up to 104% of the April 1st average,” the laboratory said on X, formerly called Twitter.

Over the next several days, Sierra snow totals are expected to increase, the laboratory said.

As of Thursday morning, here’s how much snow has fallen at Tahoe’s ski and snowboarding resorts so far this season, according to their websites:

An additional 3 to 6 inches are expected to fall throughout the Sierra on Thursday, the National Weather Service said on X.

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