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People beat the heat at the South Yuba River Thursday under the old Highway 49 bridge. Nevada County temperatures are set to soar over the next few days, with highs in the 80s today and Saturday giving way to highs in the 90s Sunday and Memorial Day. Those headed to the river to cool down should proceed with extreme caution due to cold and swift flows.
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High pressures along the West Coast will result in a significant warming trend that will peak around Monday or Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.
Scott Rowe, a meteorologist with the weather service, said the heat will be preceded by a quick atmospheric “disturbance” resulting in possible afternoon showers and storms, largely limited to the South Lake Tahoe region.
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Chance of thunderstorms enters California forecast
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There s a slight chance of lightning across Northern California this weekend. CochiseVista/Getty Images/iStockphoto
A spring storm dropping down from the Pacific Northwest will sweep Northern California Friday through Sunday, bringing a chance for scattered thunderstorms and isolated downpours, according to the National Weather Service.
The storm will first arrive in the far reaches of Northern California on Friday when there s a 15% to 20% chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening including in Trinity, Modoc and Siskiyou counties.
The storm will slowly spread to the south, and on Saturday there will be the highest likelihood for lightning activity with this storm along the crest of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges, from Mount Shasta to Yosemite, where the chance of thunderstorms stands at 20% to 30%. The probability is lower on Sunday.