Soak up that spring sunshine, Sacramento. Here’s when the rain is expected to return

Soak up that sunshine, Sacramento. After a bout of balmy spring weather, the area is headed for a cool down.

“A weak weather system will bring minor impacts from Valley showers and mountain snow” on Friday through Sunday,” the weather service’s Sacramento office wrote in a Wednesday afternoon post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Expect periods of slick road conditions and mountain chain controls.”

That rain will be accompanied by “breezy to gusty” winds developing Friday, the weather service said in a separate X post on Wednesday.

Wind gusts of up to 20 to 30 mph are expected in the Sacramento Valley, with “higher gusts in the mountains,” the agency said.

What’s in the weather forecast for Sacramento?

Sacramento will see “the warmest temperatures of the week” on Thursday, the National Weather Service said in an X post on Thursday morning.

Thursday will have sunny skies with a high temperature near 83 and a low temperature around 52 degrees, according to the weather service’s seven-day forecast.

Friday will be mostly sunny with a high near 70 and wind gusts as high as 18 mph before the rain arrives.

There’s a 50% chance of showers, mainly after 11 p.m., the weather service said, with an overnight low around 49 and wind gusts up to 18 mph.

Showers are likely Saturday, which will have a high temperature near 56 and a low temperature around 46.

The sun returns Sunday, which will see partly clear skies. The high will be near 62 and the low will be around 45.

Monday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 68 and an overnight low around 46, the weather service said.

Tuesday and Wednesday continue the warming trend with sunny skies and high temperatures near 72 degrees.