| In the middle of another gorgeous SoCal weekend, feeling more like spring out there but we're about to dive back into winter. The remainder of the weekend looks uneventful with clear skies tonight as lows cool to the '20s. Mostly sunny skies on Sunday with highs in the upper 50's, east to northeast winds 5-10mph, gusty below passes & canyons. Our weather holds through Monday with an increasing onshore flow that should push temps back down in the lower 50's, south to southwest winds gusting 10-20mph later in the day. A very cold low-pressure system diving south off the California coast is forecast to make a turn inland over northern Baja Tuesday, setting up a wet offshore flow with strong Santa Ana winds down below and increasing wrap around moisture across the deserts & mountains. Some of our best storms have been backsliders in this scenario with good cold air advection, low snow levels, and decent moisture on the return side. Highs will plummet into the 30's by Tuesday and Wednesday with lows back in the teens. Snow showers should develop Tuesday with the heaviest expected Tuesday night into Wednesday morning where accumulations of 4-8" can be expected, with isolated amounts around a foot possible, especially Big Bear area southward. This could wind up being a formidable storm with the snow level as low as 3,000 feet! Snow showers should taper off later Wednesday with cold and breezy conditions continuing Thursday. Another cold low may drop into the area Friday through next weekend, bringing more rain and mountain snow to southern California. If you have travel plans into the mountains, be prepared for rapidly changing weather conditions, and always carry chains. |
SNOW SUMMIT
