Thanksgiving forecast: Will Valley fog linger for holiday travel?
Whether you’re traveling or welcoming company for Thanksgiving, the KCRA 3 weather team is sharing details on the forecast across the state.
NUMBERS. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE NATIONAL MAP HERE. AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SPOTS THAT MAY HAVE SOME ISSUES FOR US TODAY. NOW WE DO HAVE RAIN SHOWERS IN PARTS OF ARKANSAS AND TEXAS, IOWA AS WELL. AND THEN SNOW COMING DOWN IN PARTS OF MONTANA. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WIDER VIEW OF FUTURECAST. AND YOU CAN SEE AS WE HEAD TOWARD TOMORROW, SOME OF THE AREAS THAT MAY HAVE SOME ISSUES WEATHER WISE WHEN IT COMES TO TRAVEL UP AROUND MINNEAPOLIS, WHERE THEY’LL BE SEEING SNOW SHOWERS, THEN OVER TOWARD NEW YORK, PITTSBURGH, PHILADELPHIA WILL BE SEEING SOME RAIN SHOWERS. ALSO AROUND ATLANTA AND EVEN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, EXPECTING TO SEE SOME ACTIVE WEATHER HERE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. NOW FOR TUESDAY, THAT RAIN STARTS TO SWITCH OVER TO SNOW IN THE GREAT LAKES. WE’LL STILL SEE SOME RAIN SHOWERS IN PARTS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. MORE RAIN SHOWERS AROUND PORTLAND AS WELL. AND THEN, OF COURSE, AS WE HEAD TOWARD THANKSGIVING DAY, LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR CLEVELAND AND BUFFALO PARTS OF MICHIGAN THERE AS WELL. AND THEN OF COURSE, MORE ACTIVE WEATHER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. BUT HERE AT HOME, IT’S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. TAMARA. YEAH, I’M NOT SURPRISED YOU SAID CLEVELAND. I HAVE SEEN SOME SNOWY THANKSGIVINGS THERE, AND YEAH, IT JUST COMES REALLY, YOU KNOW, OUT OF OUT OF THE AREA. AND IT’S THAT COLD AIR THAT COMES IN AND THAT LAKE EFFECT BANDING, WHICH CAN BE TROUBLESOME FOR TRAVEL THERE ACROSS PARTS OF THE MIDWEST FORECAST HERE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING A FEW MORE CLOUDS ROLL IN FOR THANKSGIVING, BUT GREAT CONDITIONS FOR RUN TO FEED THE HUNGRY OR TRAVEL. AND WE’RE GOING TO HOLD WITH THAT PATTERN. IT’S GOING TO STAY DRY WITH JUST A FEW CLOUDS AROUND FRIDAY. BUT THIS SYSTEM, JUST TO THE NORTH IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO WORK ITS WAY IN AND DEEPEN OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WITH POTENTIAL FOR SOME WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY STARTING LIKELY ON SATURDAY. SO I’VE GOT THAT NOTED HERE IN THE FOOTHILLS IN THE SIERRA FORECAST THE REST OF THE WEEK, THOUGH, IS DRY. WE’VE GOT TEMPERATURES STAYING IN THAT LOW 60S RANGE MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, AND THE MORNINGS IN THE 40S WHERE WE COULD SEE EACH MORNING POTENTIALLY SOME PATCHY FOG AND THEN KEEP AN EYE TO THE FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEKEND. WE COULD HAVE SOME SHOWERS AROUND THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AROUND SATURDAY, POTENTIALLY COULD SEE A FEW LEFTOVER SHOWERS SUNDAY
Thanksgiving forecast: Will Valley fog linger for holiday travel?
Whether you’re traveling or welcoming company for Thanksgiving, the KCRA 3 weather team is sharing details on the forecast across the state.
Updated: 10:21 AM PST Nov 25, 2025
Thanksgiving is now just a few days away and the KCRA 3 weather team is expecting little change in the current weather pattern through the holiday.Low clouds and fog will continue to be stubborn for the Valley Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Those making a long drive at elevations below 1,000 feet should expect changing visibility conditions each day. The National Weather Service office in Sacramento has issued another Dense Fog Advisory which will be in effect for the entire Central Valley from midnight to 11 a.m. Tuesday.On Thanksgiving Day, expect morning lows in the upper 40s in the Valley. Because of the low clouds, Valley temperatures will stay in the upper 50s. The Foothills will be around 60 degrees. Sierra temperatures will peak in the upper 50s. Higher altitude clouds will be increasing for the entire region throughout the day. Looking beyond, unsettled weather may return after the holiday—a weather system may bring a chance for light rain and snow showers late Saturday following Thanksgiving. As of Tuesday morning, the forecast models for our region show this system tracking a little farther to our east. If this pattern holds, areas like Tahoe and Sacramento will likely stay dry through the weekend. The KCRA Weather Team continues to keep a close eye on your Turkey Day forecast. Continue to check in with us for the latest updates. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Thanksgiving is now just a few days away and the KCRA 3 weather team is expecting little change in the current weather pattern through the holiday.
Low clouds and fog will continue to be stubborn for the Valley Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Those making a long drive at elevations below 1,000 feet should expect changing visibility conditions each day.
The National Weather Service office in Sacramento has issued another Dense Fog Advisory which will be in effect for the entire Central Valley from midnight to 11 a.m. Tuesday.
On Thanksgiving Day, expect morning lows in the upper 40s in the Valley. Because of the low clouds, Valley temperatures will stay in the upper 50s. The Foothills will be around 60 degrees. Sierra temperatures will peak in the upper 50s.
Higher altitude clouds will be increasing for the entire region throughout the day.
Looking beyond, unsettled weather may return after the holiday—a weather system may bring a chance for light rain and snow showers late Saturday following Thanksgiving. As of Tuesday morning, the forecast models for our region show this system tracking a little farther to our east. If this pattern holds, areas like Tahoe and Sacramento will likely stay dry through the weekend.
The KCRA Weather Team continues to keep a close eye on your Turkey Day forecast. Continue to check in with us for the latest updates.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel