Snowfall Report:
Snow showers on Sunday dropped 3 inches of new snow on the upper mountain and an inch down at the base.
Monday – Tuesday Weather:
There are some clouds and scattered snow showers still around the region Monday morning. We should see some clearing and sun through the day but still a chance for scattered snow showers. Highs in the 30s on the mountain and low 40s down near the base.
Partly – mostly sunny for Tuesday with similar temperatures.
Wednesday – Thursday Snow:
Tuesday a storm off the coast splits with the southern half moving into CA and spinning up a low that will bring snow showers for Wednesday. Wednesday night into Thurday a small wave drops in from the northwest with colder air and keeping snow showers around.
Most of the snow showers are expected to fall through Wednesday night with more scattered showers Thursday. Highs in the 30s. The winds don’t look that strong again with this storm.
The snow levels could start near to just below the base Wednesday as the snow showers push in between 5-8 AM. They could hover between 5300-6300 ft. for most of the day. Then falling below 5000 ft. Wednesday night and 4000-4500 ft. for Thursday.
Snowfall totals by Thursday night could be around 3-7 inches at the base, 5-9 inches near mid-mountain, and 6-11 inches up top.
Weekend Weather:
High pressure builds in over CA as the storm departs on Friday, and sticks around into Sunday. We will see mostly sunny skies with highs warming into the 40s. Some model runs suggest the next trough with colder air starts to push in later on Sunday cooling temperatures a bit sooner.
Long-Range Forecast:
The long-range models continue to show large troughs moving through the West Coast next week, possibly through the weekend of the 15th-16th. Those are associated with and open the door to wetter storms spinning up and pulling in moisture as they push into the West Coast.
The first one is possible next Monday – Tuesday with another one right behind that for Wednesday – Thursday, and possibly a 3rd storm behind those for the weekend of the 15th – 16th.
The first storm is starting to look like it could take on a negative tilt, so it’s not looking as big for snow, but still a decent storm. The Wed – Thu storm looks the most impressive right now, so we’ll be tracking that one closely. The 3rd system the models don’t agree on how far south it digs into northern CA.
Overall, it looks like an active pattern for the first half of March. We’ll have more details on each storm as they get closer.
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