Friday, November 5, 2010

major weather changes for this weekend

Looks like it's gonna get stormy! More from the National Weather Service office in Sacramento:

WET AND WINDY WEATHER EXPECTED ON SUNDAY OVER INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY...BRINGING RAIN...MOUNTAIN SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS TO THE AREA.

IN THE VALLEY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH ARE EXPECTED IN
THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY INCLUDING REDDING AND RED
BLUFF...TAPERING TO A QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH FROM SACRAMENTO TO
STOCKTON. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS GENERALLY FROM
1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START OUT
ABOVE THE MAJOR PASSES BUT LOWER BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING TO 5000 FEET. A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE
HIGHER MOUNTAINS...WITH SEVERAL INCHES LIKELY AT PASS LEVEL. WIND
GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS.

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