Hot, dry and windy: Sacramento’s first 90-degree day of 2019 expected this week
After a mild Easter Sunday, the weekend cooldown is over. A high-pressure system will bring more warm, dry weather to interior Northern California all week.
Sacramento’s high temperature is expected to hit 90 degrees for this first time in 2019 this Wednesday, which would be 15 degrees above the daily average. The all-time record for April 24 in Sacramento is 94 degrees, set in 1946, according to National Weather Service records.
Highs will be near 89 degrees Tuesday and Thursday, and in the mid-80s Monday and Friday of this week, forecasts show. Those temperatures are all about 10 to 15 degrees above normal for late April.
Monday saw windy weather throughout Northern California, according to NWS, with gusts reaching nearly 25 mph in Sacramento.
Sunny skies are expected all week.
NWS Sacramento on Twitter has warned that area rivers and lakes are still very cold despite the hot weather, presenting hypothermia risks particularly in the foothills and mountains.
“Watch your children, wear a life vest and watch for signs of hypothermia,” the tweet advised.
This story was originally published April 22, 2019 at 7:11 AM.
