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How much rain fell in Sacramento and is there more coming? Here’s the latest forecast

State parks worker Sawyer Greisen walks to his car in the rain on 7th Street in downtown Sacramento on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. A precipitation-free October meant a slow start to the water year, which runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. In a normal year, a little less than an inch of rain would have fallen by Halloween. The last day downtown had recorded precipitation was Sept. 21.
State parks worker Sawyer Greisen walks to his car in the rain on 7th Street in downtown Sacramento on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. A precipitation-free October meant a slow start to the water year, which runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. In a normal year, a little less than an inch of rain would have fallen by Halloween. The last day downtown had recorded precipitation was Sept. 21. Hector Amezcua hamezcua@sacbee.com

November kicked off on a slippery note, as rain scattered throughout the Sacramento area Tuesday afternoon for the first time since September.

Less than half an inch or .18 inches of precipitation fell in downtown Sacramento, according to the National Weather Service’s 24 hour precipitation report. Placerville received the most droplets in Sacramento County at .71 inches.

Folsom, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, Fair Oaks and Orangevale all received around .32 to .42 inches of rainfall.

Normal rainfall over the month of November is 1.78 inches. October saw now rain, falling far below average.

While rain and possible thunderstorms are forecast Wednesday in Sacramento, it’s predicted to be much more scattered if it even reaches the area, said meteorologist Hannah Chandler-Cooley with the National Weather Service.

Sacramento could receive showers between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday, with possible thunderstorms and winds into the evening. Residents may get a couple of hours of dry weather before wind, rain and thunderstorms pick up again throughout the night.

Sacramento weather forecast

Here’s a look at Sacramento’s forecast, as of Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service leading into another wet spell next week. For up-to-date forecasts, check back at weather.gov:

Wednesday | High near 59 degrees

Mostly sunny with a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms mixed with winds of up to 6 mph.

Wednesday night | Low of 40 degrees

Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds are forecast to calm to 5 mph.

Thursday | High near 60 degrees

Sunny with wind gusts up to 23 mph.

Thursday night | Low of 39 degrees

Mostly clear with wind gusts up to 20 mph.

Friday | High near 62 degrees

Mostly sunny with light wind.

Friday night | Low of 43 degrees

Mostly clear.

Saturday | High near 63 degrees

Partly sunny with a 30% chance of showers.

Saturday night | Low of 50 degrees

Mostly cloudy with showers.

Sunday | High near 62 degrees

Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.

Sunday night | Low of 45 degrees

Mostly cloudy with showers.

Monday | High near 57 degrees

Partly sunny with showers.

Monday night | High near 44 degrees

Mostly cloudy with showers.

Tuesday | High near 58 degrees

Partly sunny with showers.

This story was originally published November 2, 2022 at 11:19 AM.

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