From the National Weather Service:
A WARMER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW
ACROSS THE REGION BY MID WEEK. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY IMPACT THE
MOUNTAINS FROM INTERSTATE 80 NORTH MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. LIGHT
RAIN MAY ALSO FALL FROM REDDING TO SACRAMENTO. THE MAIN STORM
SYSTEM WILL HAVE ITS GREATEST IMPACT ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN AND GUSTY WIND ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE VALLEYS. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. A COLD
FRONT MAY LOWER SNOW LEVELS TO 2000 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF BY THEN.
PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE TWO FEET OR
MORE ABOVE 7000 FEET AND UP TO A FOOT ABOVE 5000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY WITH
HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SHASTA DRAINAGE. SOUTH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WIND MAY GUST
OVER 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES...CREATING AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM.
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