Arnold, CA…As we start the first full week of 2020 we have a bit of weather headed our way. It should be enough to put a fresh coat of white on our area at higher elevations though. The forecast for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada from the National Weather Service is below…Rest Of Today Sunny. Highs 31 to 46 higher elevations…43 to 53 lower elevations. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph. Tonight Clear. Lows 15 to 30 higher elevations…28 to 38 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 15 mph.

Monday
Sunny. Not as cool. Highs 36 to 51 higher elevations… 49 to 57 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph.

Monday Night
Clear. Lows 19 to 34 higher elevations…31 to 41 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph.

Tuesday
Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs 36 to 51 higher elevations…47 to 57 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the south with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon. Over ridges, prevailing southwest winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Lows 21 to 36.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Highs 30 to 45.

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Colder. Lows 18 to 33.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Highs 29 to 44.

Thursday Night And Friday
Mostly clear. Lows 16 to 31. Highs 34 to 49.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Lows 22 to 37.

Saturday
Rain and snow showers likely. Moderate snow accumulations possible. Highs 28 to 43.

Detailed forecast for
Motherlode

Rest Of Today
Sunny. Highs 48 to 58. Prevailing west winds up to 10 mph.

Tonight
Clear. Lows 31 to 39. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

Monday
Sunny. Highs 51 to 59. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph in the morning becoming light.

Monday Night
Clear. Lows 33 to 41. Light winds.

Tuesday
Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs 51 to 59. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 35 to 43.

Wednesday
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs 44 to 54.

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows 32 to 40.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs 43 to 53.

Thursday Night And Friday
Mostly clear. Lows 29 to 37. Highs 47 to 55.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 34 to 42.

Saturday
Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Highs 42 to 52.