Clear. Lows 28 to 42. South winds 10 to 20 mph with local gusts to around 40 mph.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. A slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs 44 to 54 higher elevations...52 to 62 lower elevations. Snow level 7500 feet. South winds 10 to 20 mph with local gusts to around 50 mph.
Rain and snow. Lows 23 to 33 higher elevations...30 to 40 lower elevations. Snow level 5500 feet. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow showers early in the morning...then a slight chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Highs 32 to 42 higher elevations...42 to 52 lower elevations. Snow level 5000 feet. Southwest wind gusts up to 45 mph decreasing to 25 mph in the afternoon.
... Wet and wintry weather to return on Tuesday and again on Thursday and Friday...
Unsettled and wintry weather will return on Tuesday... as a series of storms move through northern California. The first quick moving system will move across the northern interior Tuesday afternoon and evening... bringing some valley rain and mountain snow to the region. Snow levels will lower to around 3500 feet in the northern mountains to around 5000 feet Tuesday night. A stronger and more impressive system will then move into the region on Thursday and Friday. Locally heavy rains... mountain snows... and breezy conditions are expected to develop Thursday and intensify Thursday night and Friday.
Travelers crossing mountain passes likely will have to Cope with snow and blowing snow by Tuesday evening... with snow levels possibly dropping as low as 4000 ft by Wednesday morning. Snow accumulations up to six inches may be possible over the higher elevations... making traveling treacherous over the Sierra. Heavier snowfall and accumulations are possible on Thursday night into Friday... as snow levels levels once again drop to around 4000 feet on Friday.
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... Wet and wintry weather to return on Tuesday and again on Thursday and Friday...
Unsettled and wintry weather will return on Tuesday... as a series of storms move through northern California. The first quick moving system will move across the northern interior Tuesday afternoon and evening... bringing some valley rain and mountain snow to the region. Snow levels will lower to around 3500 feet in the northern mountains to around 5000 feet Tuesday night. A stronger and more impressive system will then move into the region on Thursday and Friday. Locally heavy rains... mountain snows... and breezy conditions are expected to develop Thursday and intensify Thursday night and Friday.
Travelers crossing mountain passes will likely have to Cope with snow and blowing snow by Tuesday afternoon... as snow levels may drop as low as 4000 ft on Wednesday morning. Snow accumulations up to six inches may be possible over the higher elevations... making traveling treacherous over the Sierra. Heavier snowfall and accumulations are possible on Thursday night into Friday... as snow levels levels once again drop to around 4000 feet on Friday.
= Probability of Precipitation
