 |
National Weather Service: Winter Storm Warning |
5-day forecast
| Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 |
|
 |
|
| Snow | Partly Cloudy | Partly Cloudy | Clear | Partly Cloudy |
| 34° | 22° | 34° | 25° | 49° | 36° | 54° | 36° | 52° | 34° |
| Current conditions | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
||||||||||||||||
Forecast
As of 3:30 am PST on March 12, 2010
Today...Mostly cloudy early in the morning...then a slight chance of rain and snow late in the morning. Rain with snow likely in the afternoon. Highs 34 to 44 higher elevations...44 to 54 lower elevations. Snow accumulation 3 to 7 inches. Snow level 5500 feet. South wind gusts to around 40 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight...Heavy rain and snow in the evening. Colder. Lows 16 to 26 higher elevations...25 to 35 lower elevations. Snow accumulation 5 to 12 inches. Total snow accumulation up to 19 inches. Snow level 4000 feet in the evening. Southwest wind gusts to around 50 mph.
Saturday...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers in the morning...then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs 25 to 35 higher elevations...38 to 48 lower elevations. Local north winds gusts up to 40 mph in the morning.
Radar
|
Regional conditions
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Almanac
Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winter Storm Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service at 2:40 am PST on March 12, 2010
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 10 am this morning
to 4 am PST Saturday above 4500 feet...
A Winter Storm Warning above 4500 feet remains in effect from
10 am this morning to 4 am PST Saturday.
* Snow accumulations and elevation: a foot or more above 5000
feet... and up to a couple of inches accumulating down to around
3000 feet by late tonight... some snow may fall as low as 2000
feet late tonight but little accumulation is expected at that
level.
* Timing: snow beginning by midday today becoming heavy by late
afternoon and through the evening... before tapering late
tonight.
* Winds: southerly wind gusts 45 to 55 mph... locally stronger
through passes and over ridges.
* Impacts: hazardous driving conditions for mountain roads such
as Interstate 80... Highway 50... and Highway 70.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Warning means that significant snow accumulations
are expected and will be combined with strong winds and poor
visibilities that will impact travel. If you must travel... carry
extra food... water and warm clothing in your vehicle in case you
get stuck. Carry chains when traveling through the mountains and
continue to monitor the latest forecasts for weather updates.
Back to top
 |
Copyright © 2010 The Weather Underground, Inc. |