A Bit of Weather This Week Heading Into 2021

Arnold, CA…Yes, there is a bit of almost every kind of weather in store for us as we bid good riddance to 2020.
The Detailed National Weather Service forecast for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada. Today, Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow showers. Highs 26 to 41 higher elevations…37 to 47 lower elevations. Little or no snow accumulation lower elevations…up to 2 inches higher elevations. Snow level 4500 feet. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph.

Tonight
Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Colder. Lows 12 to 27 higher elevations…24 to 34 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph. Over ridges, prevailing northeast winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight.

Tuesday
Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 32 to 47 higher elevations… 46 to 56 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 15 mph. Over ridges, prevailing northeast winds 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 30 higher elevations… 27 to 38 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph… Except northeast 10 to 25 mph over ridges.

Wednesday
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs 34 to 49 higher elevations…44 to 54 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Over ridges, prevailing west winds 10 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph over ridges.

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows 23 to 38.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Highs 32 to 47.

Thursday Night And New Years Day
Mostly clear. Lows 18 to 33. Highs 36 to 51.

Friday Night Through Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Breezy. Lows 25 to 40. Highs 35 to 50.