The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Northern Trinity area, including Scott Mountain Pass, from Thursday evening through late Friday night.

A significant change in weather patterns is set to impact Northern California, particularly in the Bay Area and state capital.

The San Joaquin Valley and surrounding areas were expected to see temperatures lower than 32 degrees Thursday morning.

“Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees” are expected, the weather service said. Merced was expected to be sunny on Tuesday with a high temperature near 61 degrees and a low temperature around 31 degrees, according to the National Weather Service’s latest seven-day forecast.

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."

The National Weather Service has updated its predictions for Friday’s upcoming storm, which will likely last into early next week.

After weeks of dry weather, an atmospheric river event is expected to begin Friday, kicking off a dramatic flip in the forecast for Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada. The storm system is forecast to take aim at the Tahoe Sierra,

Fresno forecast calls for rain as early as Friday night and continuing all of next week, the National Weather Service in Hanford says.

One week after record snowfall, places like Tallahassee and Jacksonville will see temperatures in the 70s and low 80s.

KCRA 3 Weather meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn looks at when the rain will arrive, how much to expect and how long the rain will last in Northern California.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The weather forecast for the Sacramento region as well as the rest of Northern California will have rain and snow with some stronger winds Saturday. The weather from Friday to Sunday will be wet during a weekend which often has high impacts for activities. The rainy pattern looks to continue next week, too.