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FXUS66 KSTO 161916
AFDSTO

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
1216 PM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026

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

.KEY MESSAGES...

 - Return to seasonable temperatures and dry conditions into
   Saturday with breezy afternoon winds

 - Chances for monsoonal moisture and thunderstorms Sunday into
   midweek next week.

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.DISCUSSION...
Clear skies are the main weather highlight late this morning as
temperatures cool back to seasonable and daily afternoon onshore
breezes. Afternoon highs will generally be in the 90s outside of
the northern Sacramento Valley where near or at triple digit
highs remain possible. Onshore flow each day will see gusts up to
15-25 mph, strongest over the Delta before weakening overnight.

There is still some uncertainty on where exactly the ridging to
the east and the troughing to the west will settle themselves,
impacting final chances on the push of moisture and any
thunderstorm probabilities through early next week. Current
outlooks have Sunday-Wednesday as the best chances to see mountain
thunderstorms and showers with best chances south of Interstate 80
Tuesday-Wednesday. We will continue to monitor conditions heading
into the weekend so be sure to check in for updates.

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.AVIATION...

VFR conditions prevail through the TAF period. Onshore flow today
through this evening for the Sacramento sites and MOD and SCK with
gusts up to 20 kts at the Sacramento sites and up to 25 kts at SCK
and MOD, as well as in the Delta through around 06z Thursday.
Winds weaken after 06z Friday outside of lingering gusts in the
Delta.

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.STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
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