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.

A nearly four week stretch of dry winter weather in Northern California will come to an end this Friday. Several storm systems will tap into moisture from atmospheric rivers and bring rain and snow chances to parts of the region through at least early next week.

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.