National Weather Service Sacramento Office Tours

Areas of Excessive Rainfall, Severe Thunderstorms, and Wildfire Smoke Today

Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms are expected to expand further east each day from the southern High Plains to the Tennessee and Lower Ohio Valleys today through Saturday. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flooding to parts of the Four Corners/Desert Southwest, coastal Carolinas, and Midwest regions today. Wildfire smoke will continue unhealthy air quality in the Midwest today. Read More >

Office Tour Policy

Strict guidelines are in place for tours of government offices. Here are the tour policies for the National Weather Service Sacramento Forecast Office.

The rules for tour groups are as follows...

No drop in tours are allowed

All tours need to be scheduled ahead of time (2 weeks) by contacting us at the webmaster link below

Please send your request at least 2 weeks ahead of time
Group size is limited to 30 people in two groups of 15. School age groups must have chaperones
Age is limited to 4th grade (around 10 years of age) or higher

Everyone must be a U.S. citizen

A photo ID (for adults) is required

NOTE:

Tours will be conducted on "fair weather" days only. If severe weather, winter weather or flooding ends up being expected on the day of your visit, your tour will be rescheduled and/or cancelled.

For more information, please e-mail the webmaster at... W-sto.Webmaster@noaa.gov

Please include the following information:

Contact Person

Telephone Number and email address

Name of Group or School

Number and age group expected in the tour

Best time to call to confirm

Several possible dates/times for the visit and/or tour

Please allow several days for a meteorologist to get back to you.