High pressure will build into northern California through the remainder of this week, and that will drive dry conditions and a warming trend to our region through at least Friday.

The low pressure will slide from our north to our east on Thursday, and that will drive gusty north winds into our region. High temperatures will top out in the mid 90's in the valley, and 70's to 80's in the foothills and mountains this afternoon. Temperatures are ranging from the 50's to 70's in the valley, 60's to 70's in the foothills, and 30's to 40's in our mountain areas this morning. The south winds from yesterday also ushered wildfire smoke north into our region yesterday, and our air quality is more impacted for the start of your Wednesday. Humidity will dip into the 11 to 21 percent range this afternoon, and that mixed with the wind will result in elevated fire danger this afternoon in our higher elevations. Sustained winds out of the south in the 10 to 15mph range look likely, and southwest gusts up to 30mph will be possible in the foothills and Sierra.

Winds are out of the northeast and mostly light early today, but will pick up and shift to become out of the south this afternoon. Skies are mostly clear for the start of your Wednesday, and we'll end up mostly sunny through the day. High pressure parked off the coast in the Pacific and another ridge off to our east will keep us dry and warm through the end of this week, with temperatures on the rise through Friday. Low pressure tracking into the Pacific Northwest from the Eastern Pacific will drive our modest cooling today, and bring the potential for gusty winds today through at least Thursday. Mountain and foothill areas will likely end up a couple of degrees cooler than Tuesday on Wednesday afternoon. A fitting and modest dip in temperatures is expected for your first afternoon of Fall, but valley areas will likely end up in the same range as Tuesday. Ready or not, Fall starts today! We're in the last remaining hours of the Summer season before Fall officially starts at 12:20pm today.

Pacific storm game