From the National Weather Service in Sacramento:
COLD AND WET WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY...
PRECIPITATION HAS STARTED ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AS A COLD
UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AFFECTS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. A COLD FRONT JUST
NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR WILL GRADUALLY MOVES SOUTH
OVER THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL
BEGIN AROUND 3000 TO 5000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND DROP TO
AROUND AROUND 2000 TO 3500 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE COLD
AIR MASS BEGINS TO ENTER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SUNDAY BRINGING COLDER AIR AND ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION. THE
COLDER AIR WILL BRING INSTABILITY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL
DROP FURTHER SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING TO AROUND 1000 TO
2000 FEET.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL TO
THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND HEAVY SNOW AND LOW SNOW LEVELS TO THE
FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND SOUTHERN CASCADES. THIS VERY COLD LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE
REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ONLY WARMING INTO
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S FOR DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
AND MAINLY IN THE 20S AND 30S FOR THE MOUNTAINS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEY
AND 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE
PRECIPTIATION FALLING THIS WEEKEND.
RESIDENTS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILL ELEVATIONS...AND ANYONE
PLANNING TRAVEL TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD MONITOR THE
LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND. CARRY CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
DELAYS AND THE COLD WINTRY WEATHER.
There is a possibility that some parts of Paradise may see five inches of snow! That's a lot of snow for that area for this time of year. Be careful if traveling to the mountains this weekend, and pack a winter survival kit. Make sure you have tire chains, as they will most likely be needed. All of this wintry mess should move east by early next week, but the cold air will linger. Highs Monday through next Friday are only expected to range from the mid 40s to mid 50s in the valley, with 20s and 30s for highs in the mountains. Low temps in Chico are forecast to fall to right around freezing (32 degrees). I guess this weather should get everyone into the holiday spirit!
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