Arnold, CA…After a few days of beautiful weather Mother Nature will be doing her best to make prolong the start fire season and will be putting a bit more moisture in our vegetation this weekend. Snow levels will start at the 8,000 ft level but may drop down to the 4,000 foot level on Saturday Night. Detailed forecasts for the West Slope & Mother Lode from the National Weather Service are below…

Detailed forecast for
West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
Today
Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 52 to 67 higher elevations… 64 to 74 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear. Lows 32 to 47 higher elevations…44 to 56 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Highs 53 to 68 higher elevations… 65 to 75 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Lows 32 to 47 higher elevations… 44 to 54 lower elevations. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. Over ridges, prevailing southwest winds 10 to 25 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy. Highs 44 to 59 higher elevations…55 to 67 lower elevations. Snow level above 8000 feet. Prevailing south winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph in the afternoon. Over ridges, prevailing southwest winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 45 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Rain showers likely with possible snow showers and thunderstorms. Breezy, colder. Lows 27 to 42.
Saturday
Rain showers, snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Moderate snow accumulations possible. Highs 36 to 51.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Colder. Lows 22 to 37.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Highs 35 to 50.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Lows 23 to 38.
Monday Through Tuesday
Mostly clear. Highs 46 to 61. Lows 25 to 40.

Detailed forecast for
Motherlode
Today
Mostly sunny. Highs 69 to 77. Light winds becoming west up to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 57. Light winds becoming northeast up to 10 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny. Highs 71 to 81. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear. Lows 48 to 54. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 60 to 72. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Colder. Lows 40 to 48.
Saturday
Rain showers likely. Highs 49 to 59.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 37 to 45.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs 48 to 60.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 44.
Monday Through Tuesday
Mostly clear. Highs 57 to 71. Lows 36 to 47.