April is finishing dry and windy.

No rain is forecast for Thursday but northerly gusts up to 18 mph are forecast for Sacramento. Other gust prognostications by the National Weather Service:

Roseville: 16 mph

Woodland: 30 mph

Placerville: 18 mph

Kyburz: 20 mph

South Lake Tahoe: 13 mph

Grass Valley: 21 mph

Blue Canyon: 30 mph

Donner Pass: 17 mph

Yuba City: 31 mph

San Francisco: 6 mph

April rainfall was above average in Sacramento. The month will finish with 1.81 inches, which is above normal for Aprils in Sacramento. The normal: 1.30 inches.

Rainfall for the season stands at 13.54 inches, which is 72 percent of normal.

The detailed, 7-day forecast for the Sacramento region from the NWS:

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 89. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 6 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind around 7 mph.

Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.