Weekend storm to give way to pattern change in California
AccuWeather meteorologists are tracking one final storm that is expected to bring rain and heavy mountain snow to California in the short term before a change in the weather pattern brings drier weather with occasional bouts of Santa Ana winds next week.
The next weathermaker was approaching the coast of California on Saturday and is expected to unload a significant amount of snow in the Sierra Nevada Saturday night through Sunday, along with low-elevation rain. Compared to a storm at the end of this past week, this latest Pacific storm will pack more of a punch in terms of precipitation amounts.
"Rainfall totals will be 1-2 inches in the coastal ranges near and north of San Francisco as well as in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Heather Zehr said. "There is also a chance for at least a half an inch of rain in the Bay region and perhaps even the Sacramento Valley."
A significant amount of the storm's moisture will be wrung out in the form of snow, and AccuWeather meteorologists warn that motorists over Donner Pass along Interstate 80 could run the risk of becoming stranded later Saturday night to Sunday morning.
"Snow levels will start around 6,000 feet but lower to 4,000 feet as the storm progresses. Where the storm is all snow, a general 1-2 feet will pile up," Zehr said, adding that a few spots could pick up 3 feet.
Winter storm warnings were in effect across the mountain range as a result of the expected snow amounts and treacherous travel conditions.
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