update on cold air and possible snow showers

From the National Weather Service: A COLD GULF OF ALASKA STORM WILL MOVE INTO INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY BRINGING SOME PRECIPITATION. THIS WILL BRING SOME RAIN TO THE VALLEY WITH SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE FOOTHILLS. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AS THE MAIN COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE A STRONG MOISTURE TAP SO PRECIPITATION AMOUNT WILL BE RELATIVELY LIMITED. LIGHT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM A TRACE TO AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS STARTING LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS MAY EVEN DROP DOWN TO AROUND 500 FEET IN THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY THURSDAY MORNING BUT LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN THE VALLEY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH AROUND SACRAMENTO...THE DELTA...AND THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. CLEARING SKIES THURSDAY NIGHT WILL MAKE FOR A CHILLY MORNING FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL WITH TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S IN THE VALLEY. THE COOL TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH SOME BREEZY NORTH WINDS WILL MAKE IT FEEL EVEN COLDER. PERSONS TRAVELING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MAY ENCOUNTER TRAVEL DELAYS FROM SLIPPERY ROAD. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER AND ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. So, don't expect any significant snow accumulations in the foothills tonight and into tomorrow. However, do prepare for the cold temps by covering any tender vegetation or bringing outdoor potted plants indoors. Also, bring your pets indoors as they are susceptible to the cold. This cold weather will last into next week, with highs barely getting above 50 degrees and lows dipping into the upper 20s to low 30s. Brrr!!