Saturday, November 27, 2010

wet early, sunshine Sunday

There's good news and bad news for the weather this weekend: It looks like today is a washout (mainly early in the day, but thundershowers could pop up this afternoon), while tomorrow (Sunday) looks cool but beautiful. Currently there are scattered showers about, with temps hovering in the lower 40s. Showers should taper off sometime after 9 am this morning, followed by periods of sun and clouds for late this morning into this afternoon. As the cold core of the low pressure system moves over us later this afternoon, expect instability thundershowers to develop. Not everyone will see these showers, but plan for them just in case. A Winter Weather Advisory is posted until 4 am tomorrow for the Sierra above 2500 feet, with 4-8 inches of snow expected. Plan for this if you want to cut down a Christmas tree this weekend. Another storm is expected later this upcoming week. Here are the specifics from the National Weather Service:

Today: Showers before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail. High near 50. South southeast wind between 10 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind.

Sunday Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 28. North northeast wind around 6 mph.

Monday: Areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 6 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Friday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Climate Normals for November 27th:

Average High: 58 degrees
Average Low: 38 degrees
Sunrise: 7:05 am
Sunset: 4:44 pm

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