Wind, Rain, and Heavy Snow This Weekend

A lot to talk about with this up-coming storm system this weekend.  A few lingering showers and storms this afternoon and evening.  Tomorrow we will also see another chance of storms in the afternoon with low level convection tops.

Now onto Sunday...

Upper level low positioned to our North West.  This upper level feature will help direct another surface low right through the NorthState area Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon.  The inverted trough in the left hand corner of the image above is the surface low.  It will rotate around the trough tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday morning.

988 surface low just to our southwest Sunday morning.  A very strong low considering most we ever see are well above 1000 mb.  The winds will slingshot up through the valley floor and Chico and points southward will see sustained winds of around 40-45 mph.  Gusts up to 70 mph.  This is already ontop of the unseasonably high rain fall we have been receiving the last 3 weeks.  The ground is already saturated and we will pick up even more rain Sunday.  So I would expect downed trees and even power lines.

The valley floor could easily pick up another .5-1.5 inches of liquid, higher amounts to the south.

Chester reported over 2 feet of snow Thursday night and into Friday.  Higer elevations will pick up an additional foot of snow if not more, foothills, snow levels down to 2000 ft.

HPC Totals Days 1-3