Northern California Weather: 02-21-2026

Good evening, folks! I'm Aaron Jolly, and welcome to the Northern California Weather Podcast for Saturday, February 21st. Here's the deal. The Central Valley woke up at 40 degrees this morning. Meanwhile, the Bay Area spent the afternoon flirting with 60 degrees. That's a 40 degree spread across one region. Classic Northern California doing its thing. Let's take a little tour. Down in the Bay Area, you topped out around 60 degrees today. There was a slight chance of rain near 40 degrees A.M., just enough to slick the roads for your coffee run. By afternoon? Partly sunny and gorgeous. Tonight you're holding steady in the low 50s. Comfortable sleeping weather. Now head inland to the Central Valley. Sunny skies pushed you to 57 degrees this afternoon, but tonight you're sliding back into the low 40s. Your car windshield will have frost on it by morning. Guaranteed. Here's where it gets interesting. Sunday, a warm storm system starts muscling in from the Pacific. Rain chances climb for the Bay Area, and the Valley gets a slight cooldown. Think of it as winter's last card to play before spring steals the deck. Here's your heads up for the week ahead. Monday through Wednesday, rain returns. The Bay Area catches the heavier stuff while the Valley sees lighter showers. Highs stay mild though, hanging in the low 60s across the board. Then Thursday and Friday? Everything dries out and warms up beautifully. The Bay Area touches 67 degrees by Friday. The Valley pushes toward 70. That's the kind of weather that makes you forget February even happened. One more thing. Sunset landed at 5:20 tonight. We're gaining almost three minutes of daylight every day now. You can feel it. So. If you're enjoying these forecasts, share us with a neighbor. It really does help more people find us. Bundle up if you're heading out early tomorrow. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow. Take care!