Northern California Weather Blog

LOW SNOW COMING CALIFORNIA!

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 06:33:00 GMT

Looks like the active weather pattern the passed couple of days will dry out in time for the superbowl tomorrow (Sunday) but may see some increasing clouds through the afternoon ahead of our next storm system... By Monday The valley will see some showers, and mountains snow, by Monday night snow levels will lower fast as colder arctic air drops from the Gulf of Alaska. Snow levels Monday night may get down to 2000ft, by Tuesday lower as more arctic air moves in. Tho...
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Late Week California Storms

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 01:24:00 GMT

Storms will start to effect the area by Wednesday night or Thursday lasting through the weekend...This storm system should start effecting the area by Thursday with rain and breezy conditions...Low pressure will spiral off the coast bringing in two impulses of moisture. The first impulse will move in Thursday through Friday afternoon...This will bring with it 1 - 2ft of mountain snows, with show levels to or around 3500ft - 4500ft...1.50" of valley rain and up to 2 ...
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Were Not Done Yet California!

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:43:00 GMT

Starting Wednesday of next week a weak storm system will push into the area, with light to moderate rain throughout the area. By Thursday another weak storm, bringing some moderate rain, some breezy conditions, and by Friday a very large are of low pressure, now the ecmwf is the leader of the models, followed by the gem....These models advertise a 973 - 980mb low pressure off the entire west coast bringing impulse of rain and wind. The pressure gradients look to be ...
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El Nino Will Return To California

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:29:00 GMT

It now seems more clear, that another train of el nino type storm systems will move into California the middle of next week. These storms will not be as strong as the ones a week or two ago during the start of the event, but as we get deeper in the event we may see some storms near or equal to the strength of the passed storms, but they might be colder than the passed few storms, with possible low snow levels at times...it does not look like the valley will see any...
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Next train of Pacific Storms

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:20:00 GMT

18z GFS info below - - - Looks like starting by Monday of next week a new train of el nino caused storms will plow into the state. Looks like the storm Monday will be quite dry, with showers expected through Tuesday. Wednesday a more powerful system moves in...(not as strong as the next ones) This storm will bring more widespread rain, and mountain snowfall. Thursday through Friday a even stronger storm, with lowering snow levels in the upper foothills at the highes...
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