| Felt a lot like spring out there today with considerable high cloudiness and temperatures reaching the mid-60's, hope you enjoyed it, expect a major shift back into winter weather this week! A weak upper-level disturbance will drift through the area tonight, the marine layer could deepen up enough for some drizzle down in our coastal areas, no precip locally. For us, expect variable high cloudiness, clearing overnight with lows in the 20's & 30's, westerly winds around 5mph. Cooler and breezy Monday with highs in the 40's to around 50-degrees, southwest winds 5-15mph, a little gusty during the afternoon. Our next major winter storm will approach the area Tuesday with clouds and winds on the increase throughout the day. Cooler with highs in the 40's, southwest winds gusting 20-30mph by the afternoon with snow showers developing late. Snow showers will become likely Tuesday night into Wednesday, possibly heavy at times and locally windy. This is a very cold system with the snow level expected to fall as low as 3,000 feet where 6-12" of new snow looks likely, isolated amounts around a foot or more are possible in a few locations. This storm is in no hurry to leave with snow showers continuing Thursday, even an isolated thunderstorm is possible before tapering off Friday. Fair and warmer weather should return over the weekend. When traveling to the mountains during the winter months, always be prepared for rapidly changing weather conditions. Carry extra food, water, and warm clothing in the event you become stranded, and always carry chains! |
SNOW SUMMIT
