| Variable high cloudiness through this evening with light winds as lows cool to the 30's. Little change through Thursday and Friday as highs remain in the lower 60's while overnight lows generally cool to the 30's. A series of powerful winter-type storms will be affecting the Pacific Northwest through the end of the week drawing occasional high clouds across our area. These storms will be tapping into warmer (AR) moisture off the Pacific have the potential to make a huge dent in the current drought situation. Especially up north where up a foot of rain is possible in some areas with feet of snow across the Sierra Nevada, an incredible easy season boost to the snowpack. This system will slowly drop southward over the weekend with increasing clouds and winds expected on Sunday. Showers look most likely at this time Monday into Tuesday along with gusty west winds and relatively high snow levels, at least initially. We should see the snow level lower towards the end of the storm on Tuesday as colder air filters in. Very preliminary precipitation estimates bring in up to an inch or two of rain in some locations with several inches of snow also possible, before exits by the middle of next week. This storm is still a ways out and a lot will likely change, so check in often for frequent updates and be prepared, carry chains if planning travel! |
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