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Weather update: No big storms, but pesky cold ones likely

Posted by: Maven on March 9, 2010 at 9:05 am

From the Accu-Weather Western Weather blog:

“This will be a week with no big rain and snow storms for California or the interior Great Basin and Southwest. But there will be a couple of pesky, cold storms that bring precipitation and some problems. Meanwhile the Northwest has three separate storms bringing rain and Sierra snow through Friday, especially from the Cascades on west.

Two cold inside sliders move through the Southwest States this week. The first is occurring now and is located on the northern California coast. It can be seen in this visible satellite picture as swirl of clouds.

This cold system drops southeast tonight and tomorrow moving into northern Arizona tomorrow afternoon and night. As the low moves southeast it will bring rain and snow showers along its path with rather low snow levels. Snow levels in the Sierra tonight and tomorrow morning will be in the 2,000 to 2,500 foot level. In southern California snow levels drop to 3,500 feet. Not a lot of snow falls above the snow level but enough to give small accumulations on non-paved surfaces and slippery roads. … “

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March 9, 2010 · Filed Under Drought, Weather & Snowpack

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