Northern California forecast: Soggy weather expected through New Years Eve, minor flooding possible - KCRA Sacramento

Rain moving done Northern California Friday and Saturday whitethorn pb to immoderate insignificant flood concerns successful the foothills and immoderate smaller creeks and streams successful the valley.Due to the anticipation of creek and thoroughfare flooding for the archetypal fractional of the weekend, KCRA 3’s upwind squad is calling Saturday an Impact Day.Here’s much of what you tin expect:Rain successful Northern CaliforniaMeteorologist Dirk Verdoorn says rainfall Friday volition beryllium dependable done the greeting and day on the westbound slope of the Sierra. The Valley volition spot immoderate showers that volition go much wide arsenic we caput done the afternoon. By Saturday morning, Northern California volition spot much rain, with immoderate of the heaviest rainfall southbound of Sacramento successful the morning. By 7 a.m. Sunday, skies commencement to wide retired earlier different strategy moves successful aboriginal adjacent week.There could beryllium capable rainfall by Saturday for flooding successful flood-prone areasKCRA 3's upwind squad is calling Saturday an Impact Day.Our upwind squad says that Sacramento country streams and creeks to ticker volition beryllium Deer Creek, Arcade Creek and Dry Creek, which runs from Roseville to Rio Linda. Elkhorn Boulevard and Rio Linda Boulevard could person h2o connected them.These are areas that usually person immoderate flood issues successful cases similar this.But rivers similar the American, Sacramento and Feather volition enactment good wrong their banks and volition not beryllium a flood issue. | MORE | Chief Meteorologist Mark Finan explains what to cognize astir imaginable flooding concerns this play successful Northern CaliforniaThe Cosumnes River is forecast to emergence supra flood signifier Saturday, but astatine a little crest than was earlier expected. This stream flows into confederate Sacramento County and could flood parts of Wilton by Saturday evening oregon Sunday. Some flooding is apt farther downstream adjacent Highway 99 and Twin Cities Road connected Sunday.Sacramento County has 4 sandbag locations unfastened for unincorporated region residents successful flood-prone areas.They are:Branch Center (3847 Branch Center Road.)Orangevale Community Center (6826 Hazel Avenue.)Westside Park (6555 West 2nd Street.)Wilton Fire Station (10661 Alta Mesa Road.)The locations person a 20-bag bounds per visit. | MORE | Here are sandbag locations successful much Northern California counties and cities. A look astatine Sierra snowfall levelsSnow levels are connected the emergence for Friday, starting retired astatine 8,100 feet, earlier going up to 9,100 feet. Any snowfall that does scope the crushed successful the precocious Sierra volition beryllium precise bedewed and apt melt connected contact.KCRA 3’s upwind squad says this volition proceed into Saturday, with snowfall levels starting retired astatine astir 9,100 feet. As a acold beforehand passes through, snowfall levels volition driblet down 5,400 feet with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph, gusting up to 30 mph.Stay with KCRA 3’s upwind squad for the latest updates, arsenic rain, snowfall and upwind details volition beryllium sorted retired implicit the adjacent fewer days.Download our app for the latestHere is wherever you tin download our app for the latest upwind alerts.Follow our KCRA upwind squad connected societal mediaChief Meteorologist Mark Finan connected Facebook and TwitterMeteorologist Tamara Berg connected Facebook and TwitterMeteorologist Eileen Javora connected FacebookMeteorologist Dirk Verdoorn connected FacebookMeteorologist/Climate Reporter Heather Waldman connected Facebook and TwitterWatch our forecasts connected TV oregon onlineHere's wherever to find our latest video forecast. You tin besides ticker a livestream of our latest newscast here. The banner connected our website turns reddish erstwhile we're live.We're besides streaming connected the Very Local app for Roku, Apple TV oregon Amazon Fire TV.Track Northern California Doppler radar here(App users, click present to spot our interactive radar map.)Track real-time postulation updates here(App users, click present to spot our interactive postulation map.)