The next few days carry the threat of rain in the Sacramento region.
The National Weather Service is calling for a 20-to-30 percent chance of showers through Monday. Conditions are expected to be sunny and warm on Tuesday.
In the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. today, light rain was recorded throughout the Sacramento area: .08 in Elk Grove, .08 in Sacramento, .08 in Fair Oaks, .24 at Folsom Lake, .08 in Rio Linda and .04 in Loomis.
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The detailed 7-day forecast from the NWS:
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Sunday night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Wednesday night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Thursday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
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