Sutter, California 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS66 KSTO 172012
AFDSTO

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
112 PM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

For additional details on weather and expected impacts over the
next 7 days, please visit weather.gov/sto/briefing.

.DISCUSSION...

.SYNOPSIS...
Warming trend today, followed by areas of Moderate HeatRisk in
the Valley and foothills on Wednesday. Cooling trend expected late
this week with stronger onshore flow Thursday-Friday. Elevated
fire weather conditions forecasted for midweek into the weekend
for low humidity and gusty winds.

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.KEY MESSAGES...

* Today-Wednesday:

 - Warming temperatures with areas of Moderate HeatRisk in the
   Valley and foothills by Wednesday as ridging develops, hottest
   over the northern Sacramento Valley.

 -Probability of Valley High Temperatures on Wednesday > 100F:
  --Northern Sacramento Valley/Foothills & Eastern Portions of the
   Greater Sacramento Area: 40-80%

  --Southern/Central Sacramento Valley & N. San Joaquin
   Valley: 20-45%

 -Combination of hot weather with dry conditions may bring a
  brief period of locally elevated fire weather conditions, mainly
  across the northern Sacramento Valley.

*Thursday-This Weekend:

 -Gradual cooling trend expected with stronger onshore flow
  Thursday-Friday. Strongest winds expected through the Delta and
  over the Sierra. South to west forecasted shifting to north to
  west winds over the weekend

 -Elevated fire weather conditions expected across the northern
  Sacramento Valley late this week due a combination of low
  humidity and locally breezy winds with Friday into Sunday late
  morning being the worst forecasted period of conditions.

 -Probability of wind gusts > 30 mph:
*60-95% Friday across the Northern/Central Sacramento Valley
*50-85% Saturday across the Sacramento Valley and Delta.

.Changes from previous forecast...
 -Saturday`s winds have trended stronger with continued elevated
  fire weather conditions expected.

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.AVIATION...

VFR conditions with mostly clear skies will continue at TAF sites
over the next 24 hours. Surface winds generally below 12 kts,
except in the vicinity of the Delta and N San Joaquin areas,
where there will be periodic gusts around 15-20 kts until
06z Wed with lingering gusts through the Delta through 12z
Wed.
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.STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
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