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47.5°F – A cold storm is currently dropping down the West Coast into the area as I type this. Rain / snow showers will pick up by this afternoon and last through the day on Saturday. Total snowfall of 3-6 inches expected above 5500 ft in the Sierra with 6-12 inches above that by Saturday […]
53.9°F – ** Winter returns to Nevada County ** Our cold storm is on track to affect Nor Cal and the foothills, beginning during the day Friday lasting into Saturday. This is a colder storm than previous storms this season. We may even see thunderstorms on Saturday with the colder air moving in. Snow levels […]
Two down and one to go. Our strong storm system that moved through the area Friday brought strong winds and heavy rain which toppled trees and caused the number of power outages in the area. Yesterday’s weak storm brought heavy rain to our south in El Dorado county with scattered showers locally. As a result, […]
Our wet, windy system is still on track to impact Nor Cal, beginning late Thursday and lasting into Monday. A classic AR (Atmospheric river) will set up shop over Nor Cal for the next 4-5 days, beginning late Thursday. Expect 3.5-5.0 inches of rain here in Western Nevada county over the next 5 days. We […]
57.8°F – After a record dry January for many parts of Northern California, we finally have something to talk about in the weather department. We’ll see weak storm systems will pass to our north for the next several days this week with variable clouds locally. These will serve to break down the high pressure ridge […]
52.8°F – Our storm system we talked about just a few days ago has been trending dryer as high pressure is holding strong over the west. For the foothills, we may see a shower Friday night into Saturday and again on Sunday with snow levels 6…500-7000 feet. Little or no accumulation is expected in the […]
** Change on the Horizon ** I’ve been watching the forecast models over the last several days, they’ve been consistent as confidence builds to bring a change to our fair weather pattern by next weekend with a return to rain and sierra Snow. In the meantime, a weak weather system will move into Nor Cal […]
I hope you’re all enjoying the “January Thaw” with gorgeous mild days and cool nights in the foothils. The weather pattern is forecast to transition back to cool and wet for the west and California beginning in about 7 days or so, meaning more rain for us and Sierra snow for the mountains. The forecast […]
I hope everyone had a awesome holiday. As we all know, there hasn’t been much going on weatherwise as high pressure is in firm control of our weather pattern and also for much of the west, with mild temperatures in the west and cold in the east. This tranquil “January Thaw” will continue for the […]
Cascade Shores, Nevada County, CA Weather Summary for Dec 22, 2014 Current Temperature: 47.5°F Current Conditions: Mostly Cloudy Barometer: 30.00″ Rising Yesterday’s High: 58° Last Night’s Low: 44° Precipitation since midnight: .01″ Month to date: 15.36″ Year to date since July 1st: 26.23″ Daily Snowfall Total” 0″ Snowfall Total for the season Trace” ********************************** What […]