![]() ![]() These winds will then make way for Sunday’s rains, which will dominate most of the day and make for slippery alleyways, streets and boulevards for most of the afternoon. Saturday will be the windiest day of the bunch, with sustained winds up to 10-15 mph possible in the afternoon. Look for more cloudy skies this weekend and for daytime temperatures across the city to range between 65-69 degrees. ![]() San Francisco: Foggy skies on Friday will make way for a brief burst of clear skies before higher clouds from the approaching storm come ashore in the evening.Even if lower elevation areas don’t see snow showers, these cooler temperatures and showers will greatly assist firefighters who are still fighting the blaze. If this model’s scenario plays out, we could see snow falling at those elevations and even some accumulations up to a couple inches near Lake Tahoe on Monday evening.Īnd if the snowline falls even lower than what the American model is suggesting, we could potentially see reports of snow flurries down along the Mosquito Fire perimeter. First, will it be cold enough for showers to turn over to snow?įor now, the American model is the one pushing for the snowline-the height where the temperature begins to fall below 32 degrees Fahrenheit-to fall to around 3,500 feet with this system. There are lots of moving parts with this part of the forecast. The American model is the most gun-hoe on 1-4 inches of snow accumulating south of Tahoe in the slopes of the Sierra Nevada. Rare storm will hit California, the Bay Area with rain and snow. Depending on how many of these rain showers survive their journey from the cold front to the Sierra front, some of them may evolve into snow showers come Monday night into Tuesday morning. South Bay cities like San Jose and Palo Alto can expect around three quarters of an inch of rain before all is said and done.Most of the rain chances fizzle out for the Bay Area by Monday, but a lot of these rain showers will make it into the Sacramento Valley and the Tahoe area by then. The strongest rain showers from the Santa Cruz coast might not make it all the way over into the other side of the mountains. This unique blend of weather and local geography will help raise stronger rain showers Sunday afternoon and produce rain totals that will likely exceed two inches on their west and northwest-facing slopes.įor residents over the hill in San Jose and the rest of the Santa Clara Valley, this means that there will likely be a limited rain shadow effect. Mountains and passes on the Sonoma, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia and Big Sur coasts will likely see more orographic lift-aka rain showers getting lodged on the moisture-rich side of the mountains. The Weather Prediction Center’s forecast rainfall totals for the Bay Area, Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada following this upcoming weekend’s storm. Look for occasionally strong rain showers between Sunday and Monday, with totals forecast to surpass an inch in large swaths of the Bay Area. ![]() These showers will become more widespread and move into the San Francisco Peninsula as the cold front dips further into California.Īfter rummaging through the gaps and passes of the coastal ranges, the cold front will bring rain showers that will engulf parts of the Santa Cruz Mountains, East Bay hills and eventually the Sacramento Valley. Winds will then slowly make way for Sunday’s rain showers, starting with the Sonoma Coast. The storm’s cold front will bring windy conditions to the Bay Area Saturday, with 15-25 mph gusts possible most of the day. #CaWx /gIvshLB3sU- Gerry Díaz September 15, 2022 Bay Area? How weather compares to other wet Septembers.Ĭalifornia cold fronts? To quote Rachel Bloom: It's a little more nuanced than that.Īnimation shows just how rugged this upcoming storm's cold front becomes once it interacts with our coastal ranges.ĭespite those obstacles, we'll see it charge in this weekend.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |