Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Wet weather headed our way

  • 11-6-12
  • Today Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
  • Tonight Clear, with a low around 54. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the evening.
  • Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.
  • Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Thursday A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.
  • Thursday Night Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
  • Friday Night A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
 
...WARM AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES TODAY...THEN BECOMING MUCH COOLER
WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR THE END OF THE WEEK...

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING WARM AND DRY WEATHER TODAY. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE 10 TO
15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH READINGS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S
IN THE VALLEY AND MID 60S TO MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS. RECORD
TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN
TO COOL SOMEWHAT ON WEDNESDAY...THEN MORE DRAMATIC COOLING RETURNS
IN EARNEST FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AS A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA SETTLES OVER THE REGION.

A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA LATER WEDNESDAY THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND EASTWARD ACROSS THE
REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY. THIS WILL
BE A COLDER SYSTEM AND SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO AROUND
3000 FT IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND TO AROUND 4500 FT OVER THE
NORTHERN SIERRA ON THURSDAY...AND POSSIBLY DROP DOWN TO AROUND 2000
TO 3000 FT EARLY FRIDAY.

OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE CHANGING WEATHER THIS
WEEK. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY DUE TO WET AND SLICK ROADS AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A
FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.
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