{"id":153519,"date":"2023-01-03T09:50:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T17:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=153519"},"modified":"2023-01-03T09:50:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T17:50:21","slug":"a-bit-of-a-break-today-then-winter-weather-watches-flood-wind-warnings-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=153519","title":{"rendered":"A Bit of a Break Today Then Winter Weather Watches, Flood &#038; Wind Warnings Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arnold, CA&#8230;Detailed forecast from the National Weather Service for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada.  Today, Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow showers early in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 26 to 41 higher elevations&#8230;37 to 49 lower elevations. Little or no snow accumulation lower elevations&#8230;up to 1 inch higher elevations. Snow level 5000 feet. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.  Tonight, Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 16 to 31 higher elevations&#8230;29 to 39 lower elevations. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nws1323.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nws1323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"738\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nws1323.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nws1323-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nws1323-570x657.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxsecurityinc.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39082\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/foxsecban.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/foxsecban.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/foxsecban-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/foxsecban-570x216.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/foxsecban-150x57.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/foxsecban-500x189.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday<br \/>\nAt lower elevations, rain and snow showers likely in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. At higher elevations, a chance of snow showers in the morning, then rain showers and heavy snow showers in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Breezy. Not as cool. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the afternoon. Highs 31 to 46 higher elevations&#8230;42 to 52 lower elevations. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch lower elevations&#8230;except 3 to 8 inches higher elevations. Snow level 4500 feet increasing to 7000 feet in the afternoon. Prevailing southeast winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 50 mph in the afternoon. Over ridges, prevailing south winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 45 mph in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday Night<br \/>\nRain showers and heavy snow showers. Blowing snow. Windy. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Lows 23 to 38 higher elevations&#8230;36 to 44 lower elevations. No snow accumulation lower elevations&#8230;4 to 10 inches higher elevations. Snow level 6500 feet. Prevailing south winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 55 mph&#8230;except south 20 to 55 mph over ridges.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday<br \/>\nHeavy rain and snow showers. Blowing snow in the morning. Areas of blowing snow in the afternoon. Windy. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Highs 27 to 42 higher elevations&#8230;39 to 47 lower elevations. No snow accumulation lower elevations&#8230;4 to 10 inches higher elevations. Snow level 5500 feet. Prevailing south winds 10 to 30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph. Over ridges, prevailing south winds 30 to 50 mph becoming southwest 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday Night<br \/>\nMostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely. Colder. Moderate snow accumulations possible. Lows 22 to 37.<\/p>\n<p>Friday<br \/>\nMostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Highs 33 to 48.<\/p>\n<p>Friday Night<br \/>\nMostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Lows 21 to 36.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday<br \/>\nMostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Highs 33 to 48.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday Night And Sunday<br \/>\nMostly cloudy with rain showers likely and a chance of heavy snow showers. Heavy snow accumulations possible. Lows 25 to 40. Highs 31 to 46.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday Night<br \/>\nMostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and heavy snow showers. Lows 26 to 41.<\/p>\n<p>Monday<br \/>\nRain showers and heavy snow showers likely. Areas of blowing snow. Not as cool. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Heavy snow accumulations possible. Highs 34 to 49. <\/p>\n<p>Detailed forecast for Motherlode<\/p>\n<p>Today<br \/>\nMostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in the morning. Patchy fog until late afternoon. Highs 44 to 54. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight<br \/>\nMostly cloudy. Lows 35 to 43. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday<br \/>\nRain showers. Breezy. Highs 49 to 57. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday Night<br \/>\nRain showers. Windy. Lows 41 to 49. Prevailing southeast winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday<br \/>\nRain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Breezy. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs 44 to 54. Prevailing south winds 10 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday Night<br \/>\nMostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows 37 to 45.<\/p>\n<p>Friday<br \/>\nMostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs 48 to 56.<\/p>\n<p>Friday Night And Saturday<br \/>\nMostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 36 to 44. Highs 48 to 56.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday Night Through Monday<br \/>\nRain showers likely. Lows 39 to 48. Highs 46 to 56.<\/p>\n<p>Winter Storm Warning<\/p>\n<p>URGENT &#8211; WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE<br \/>\nNational Weather Service Sacramento CA<br \/>\n345 AM PST Tue Jan 3 2023<\/p>\n<p>CAZ063-068-069-040000-<br \/>\n\/O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0001.230104T1800Z-230106T0600Z\/<br \/>\n\/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0001.230104T1500Z-230106T1200Z\/<br \/>\nMountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County-<br \/>\nWestern Plumas County\/Lassen Park-<br \/>\nWest Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-<br \/>\nIncluding the cities of Alder Springs, Chester, Quincy,<br \/>\nand Blue Canyon<br \/>\n345 AM PST Tue Jan 3 2023<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST<br \/>\nFRIDAY&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* WHAT&#8230;Heavy, wet snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 6<br \/>\n  to 15 inches above 5000 ft, 20 to 36 inches above 6000 ft. Winds<br \/>\n  could gust as high as 65 mph in the Sierra and up to 50 mph in<br \/>\n  the Coastal Range and Southern Cascades.<\/p>\n<p>* WHERE&#8230;Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa<br \/>\n  County, Western Plumas County\/Lassen Park and West Slope<br \/>\n  Northern Sierra Nevada Counties, including Interstate 80 over<br \/>\n  Donner Pass and Highway 50 over Echo Summit.<\/p>\n<p>* WHEN&#8230;From 7 AM Wednesday to 4 AM PST Friday.<\/p>\n<p>* IMPACTS&#8230;Travel could be very difficult to impossible.<br \/>\n  Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.<br \/>\n  The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening<br \/>\n  commute. Strong winds could cause tree damage and power outages.<\/p>\n<p>* ADDITIONAL DETAILS&#8230;Snow levels will start out between<br \/>\n  3,500-4,500 feet early Wednesday, briefly rising to 6,000-7,000<br \/>\n  feet Wednesday evening, then decreasing again to 5,000-5,500<br \/>\n  feet early Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in<br \/>\nyour vehicle in case of an emergency.<\/p>\n<p>The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can<br \/>\nbe obtained by calling 5 1 1.<\/p>\n<p>&#038;&#038;<\/p>\n<p>$$<\/p>\n<p>Flood Watch<\/p>\n<p>Flood Watch<br \/>\nNational Weather Service Sacramento CA<br \/>\n353 AM PST Tue Jan 3 2023<\/p>\n<p>CAZ015>019-063-066-067-041200-<br \/>\n\/O.EXT.KSTO.FA.A.0001.230104T1200Z-230106T1800Z\/<br \/>\n\/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO\/<br \/>\nNorthern Sacramento Valley-Central Sacramento Valley-Southern<br \/>\nSacramento Valley-Carquinez Strait and Delta-Northern San Joaquin<br \/>\nValley-Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa<br \/>\nCounty-Northeast Foothills\/Sacramento Valley-Motherlode-<br \/>\nIncluding the cities of Grass Valley, Sacramento, Modesto,<br \/>\nJackson, Red Bluff, Alder Springs, Chico, Marysville\/Yuba City,<br \/>\nOroville, Stockton, Redding, Fairfield\/Suisun, and Paradise<br \/>\n353 AM PST Tue Jan 3 2023<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY<br \/>\nMORNING&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* WHAT&#8230;Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be<br \/>\n  possible.<\/p>\n<p>* WHERE&#8230;Sacramento Valley, Northern San Joaquin Valley, Carquinez<br \/>\n  Strait and Delta, Motherlode, Sierra Foothills, and the Mountains<br \/>\n  of Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County.<\/p>\n<p>* WHEN&#8230;From early Wednesday morning through Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>* IMPACTS&#8230;Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,<br \/>\n  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.<br \/>\n  Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur<br \/>\n  in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be<br \/>\n  flooded. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris.<br \/>\n  Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are<br \/>\n  possible. Area rivers, creeks, and streams are running high,<br \/>\n  particularly along the Consumes and Mokelumne Rivers, and are<br \/>\n  expected to rise with more heavy rain.<\/p>\n<p>* ADDITIONAL DETAILS&#8230;<br \/>\n  &#8211; http:\/\/www.weather.gov\/safety\/flood<\/p>\n<p>PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood<br \/>\nWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared<br \/>\nto take action should flooding develop.<\/p>\n<p>&#038;&#038;<\/p>\n<p>High Wind Watch<\/p>\n<p>URGENT &#8211; WEATHER MESSAGE<br \/>\nNational Weather Service Sacramento CA<br \/>\n132 AM PST Tue Jan 3 2023<\/p>\n<p>CAZ015>019-063-066-067-040000-<br \/>\n\/O.CON.KSTO.HW.A.0001.230104T1800Z-230106T0000Z\/<br \/>\nNorthern Sacramento Valley-Central Sacramento Valley-<br \/>\nSouthern Sacramento Valley-Carquinez Strait and Delta-<br \/>\nNorthern San Joaquin Valley-<br \/>\nMountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County-<br \/>\nNortheast Foothills\/Sacramento Valley-Motherlode-<br \/>\nIncluding the cities of Redding, Red Bluff, Chico, Oroville,<br \/>\nMarysville\/Yuba City, Sacramento, Fairfield\/Suisun, Stockton,<br \/>\nModesto, Alder Springs, Paradise, Grass Valley, and Jackson<br \/>\n132 AM PST Tue Jan 3 2023<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING<br \/>\nTHROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* WHAT&#8230;South to southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to<br \/>\n  55 mph possible.<\/p>\n<p>* WHERE&#8230;Sacramento Valley, Carquinez Strait and Delta, Northern<br \/>\n  San Joaquin Valley, Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to<br \/>\n  Western Colusa County, Northeast Foothills\/Sacramento Valley and<br \/>\n  Motherlode.<\/p>\n<p>* WHEN&#8230;From Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>* IMPACTS&#8230;Damaging winds could blow down trees and power<br \/>\n  lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be<br \/>\n  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>* ADDITIONAL DETAILS&#8230;Saturated ground and weakened trees from<br \/>\n  recent storms will increase the potential for trees to be blown<br \/>\n  down.<\/p>\n<p>PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this<br \/>\nsituation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe<br \/>\nlocation prior to the onset of winds.<\/p>\n<p>&#038;&#038;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arnold, CA&#8230;Detailed forecast from the National Weather Service for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada. Today, Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow showers early in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 26 to 41 higher elevations&#8230;37 to 49 lower elevations. 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