Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Forecast for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
Updated: 3:30 am PST on November 10, 2009
Today
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow showers in the morning...mainly north of Interstate 80. Highs 48 to 58 higher elevations...58 to 68 lower elevations.
Mostly cloudy. Lows 30 to 40 higher elevations...36 to 46 lower elevations. Local south winds gusts to around 35 mph.
Veterans Day
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain early in the morning...then a chance of rain and snow in the late morning and afternoon. Highs 41 to 51 higher elevations...51 to 61 lower elevations. Snow level around 7000 feet. Local south winds gusts up to 50 mph.
Wednesday Night
Rain with snow likely early in the evening... then snow showers and rain showers in the late evening and overnight. Colder. Lows 27 to 37. Snow level lowering to around 5000 feet after midnight. Local south wind gusts up to 45 mph. Moderate snow accumulations possible.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy with snow and rain showers likely. Highs 30 to 40 higher elevations...44 to 54 lower elevations. Snow level around 4500 feet. Light snow accumulations possible.
... Snow expected in the mountains Wednesday into Thursday...
A cold low pressure system over the Gulf of Alaska will approach California Wednesday and Wednesday night. As the cold front moves through interior northern California Wednesday into early Thursday... moderate to occasionally heavy precipitation is possible over the mountains.
In the mountains... rain and snow will begin in the Lassen park area and Shasta County mountains by Wednesday afternoon... and shift into the west slopes of the Sierra Wednesday evening. Occasional heavy showers are possible near the cold front as it moves south across the region Wednesday afternoon into early Thursday morning. Snow levels could drop down to around 3500 feet in the Shasta County mountains and down to around 5000 feet over the Sierra by Thursday morning behind the cold front. Showers are expected to linger over the Sierra during the day Thursday. Snowfall accumulations of several inches are possible above 6000 feet between Wednesday and Thursday. Southwest wind gusts up to 50 mph are also possible over the higher terrain with this system. The snowfall and the gusty winds will bring winter driving conditions to the mountains which may impact travel over the higher mountain passes on Wednesday and Thursday.
If your plans call for travel into the Sierra or Lassen park area Wednesday afternoon into Thursday... be prepared for winter driving conditions. Monitor the latest National Weather Service forecasts and statements for updates about this storm.
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