Mostly clear. Lows 24 to 34. Local south wind gusts to around 45 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Breezy. Highs 41 to 55. Snow level 6500 feet. South winds 15 to 25 mph with local gusts to around 45 mph.
Rain and snow. Breezy. Lows 24 to 34. Snow level 5000 feet. South winds 15 to 25 mph with local gusts to around 45 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph with local gusts to around 40 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers early in the morning...then a slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Highs 35 to 45. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with local gusts to around 30 mph.
... 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.