Northern California Weather: 02-22-2026

Good afternoon! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Northern California Weather Podcast. It's Sunday, February 22nd. Folks, enjoy this quiet afternoon while you can. Northern California is sitting pretty right now. Clear skies, 39 degrees this morning, sunshine everywhere. Soak up every drop of it. Because a serious storm is loading up off the Pacific coast. And it's headed straight for us. Let's talk about today first. Down in the Bay Area, you might have caught a sprinkle before 8 this morning. That's done. Sun's running the show now, pushing you to 64 degrees right around 2 P.M. Winds are gentle, maybe 8 miles an hour from the south. Tonight those skies go partly cloudy. Lows settle near 49 degrees. You'll feel the wind shift southeast around 10 P.M. That's the storm knocking. Head inland to the Central Valley and it's even nicer. Mostly sunny, topping out at 66 degrees by 4 P.M. Here's something odd. Temperatures actually rise overnight to 44 degrees. Warm air sliding in ahead of that storm. Now the main event. Monday night, an atmospheric river takes aim. Heavy rain hits the Bay Area after 10 P.M. Monday, with lows near 55 degrees. Tuesday it's a soaker. Highs only 63 degrees with steady, persistent rain. The Central Valley gets hammered Tuesday night into Wednesday. Gusts hit 20 miles an hour. Rain totals approach half an inch. If you're near creeks in the North Bay or northern Sacramento Valley, watch for rising water Tuesday night. The week ahead tells a dramatic story. Monday stays dry until late. Tuesday and Wednesday bring the heaviest rain. Then everything flips. Thursday the sun returns. By Friday you're looking at upper 60s, maybe touching 70 degrees. That's nearly 42 degrees above normal. Almost feels like the storm buys us an early taste of spring. One more thing worth celebrating. Sunrise hit 6:49 this morning. We're gaining daylight fast. Charge your devices and clear those storm drains before Tuesday. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.