{"id":199128,"date":"2026-02-16T08:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=199128"},"modified":"2026-02-16T08:55:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:55:28","slug":"buckle-up-here-we-go-over-8-feet-of-snow-possible-at-higher-elevations-weather-sponsored-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=199128","title":{"rendered":"Buckle Up, Here We Go! Over 8 Feet of Snow Possible at Higher Elevations ~ Weather Sponsored by Fox Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arnold, CA…Today, Heavy rain and snow. Highs 27 to 42 higher elevations… 37 to 47 lower elevations. Little or no snow accumulation lower elevations…10 to 16 inches higher elevations. Snow level 5500 feet. Prevailing south winds up to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph increasing to 40 mph in the afternoon. Over ridges… Prevailing south winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 30 mph in the afternoon.\u00a0 Tonight, Heavy rain and snow in the evening, then heavy snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Colder. Lows 12 to 27 higher elevations…25 to 35 lower elevations. Snow accumulation 3 to 6 inches lower elevations… Except 13 to 18 inches higher elevations. Snow level 4500 feet in the evening. Prevailing southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 50 mph…except southwest 10 to 45 mph over ridges.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday<\/div>\n
Heavy snow. Windy. Highs 19 to 34 higher elevations… 30 to 40 lower elevations. Snow accumulation of 12 to 17 inches lower elevations…except 18 to 24 inches higher elevations. Prevailing southwest winds 10 to 30 mph with gusts to around 60 mph…except southwest 10 to 50 mph with gusts to around 70 mph over ridges.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Tuesday Night<\/div>\n
Heavy snow. Breezy, colder. Lows 9 to 24 higher elevations…22 to 32 lower elevations. Snow accumulation of 7 to 12 inches lower elevations…except 15 to 20 inches higher elevations. Prevailing southwest winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 60 mph. Over ridges… Prevailing southwest winds 25 to 45 mph.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Wednesday<\/div>\n
Snow. Highs 17 to 32 higher elevations…29 to 39 lower elevations. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Prevailing southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 40 mph…except southwest 10 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph over ridges.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Wednesday Night<\/div>\n
Heavy snow. Heavy snow accumulations possible. Lows 15 to 30.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Thursday<\/div>\n
Heavy snow. Heavy snow accumulations possible. Highs 22 to 37.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows 13 to 28. Highs 27 to 42.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Saturday<\/div>\n
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Not as cool. Highs 32 to 47.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Saturday Night And Sunday<\/div>\n
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows 21 to 36. Highs 35 to 50.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE\r\nNational Weather Service Sacramento CA\r\n1129 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026\r\n\r\nCAZ013-014-063-066>069-170030-\r\n\/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.260216T0600Z-260219T0600Z\/\r\nShasta Lake Area \/ Northern Shasta County-Burney Basin \/ Eastern\r\nShasta County-Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western\r\nColusa County-Northeast Foothills\/Sacramento Valley-Motherlode-\r\nWestern Plumas County\/Lassen Park-West Slope Northern Sierra\r\nNevada-\r\nIncluding the cities of Burney, Quincy, Chester, Shasta Dam,\r\nAlder Springs, Grass Valley, Jackson, Paradise, and Blue Canyon\r\n1129 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026\r\n\r\n...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO\r\n10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...\r\n\r\n* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Accumulation amounts range from up to\r\n  1 foot 1500 to 2500 feet, 1 to 2 feet at 2500 to 3500 feet and 4\r\n  to 8 feet at higher elevations. Wind gusts of 45 to 55mph expected.\r\n\r\n* WHERE...West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada and Western Plumas\r\n  County\/Lassen Park including Interstate 80 and Highway 50,\r\n  northern Shasta County including portions of Interstate 5, the\r\n  Coastal Range, and foothill regions of the Sierra Nevada.\r\n\r\n* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 PM PST Wednesday.\r\n\r\n* IMPACTS...Dangerous to near impossible travel conditions with\r\n  chain controls and road closures. Low visibility due to a\r\n  combination of wind and heavy snow.\r\n\r\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow levels will be around 4500-5500 feet\r\n  tonight through Monday. 2500 to 3500 feet snow levels by Monday\r\n  night and 1500 to 2500 feet Tuesday into Wednesday. Potential to\r\n  see snow levels as low as 750 feet for areas along the Coastal\r\n  Range, across Shasta County including Shasta Lake, and in the\r\n  southern Cascades.\r\n\r\nPRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...\r\n\r\nCheck the latest road conditions from Caltrans online at\r\nquickmap.dot.ca.gov or dial 5 1 1.\r\n\r\n&&\r\n\r\n$$\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit us at www.weather.gov\/sto\/\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE\r\nNational Weather Service Sacramento CA\r\n1129 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026\r\n\r\nCAZ013-014-063-066>069-170030-\r\n\/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.260216T0600Z-260219T0600Z\/\r\nShasta Lake Area \/ Northern Shasta County-Burney Basin \/ Eastern\r\nShasta County-Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western\r\nColusa County-Northeast Foothills\/Sacramento Valley-Motherlode-\r\nWestern Plumas County\/Lassen Park-West Slope Northern Sierra\r\nNevada-\r\nIncluding the cities of Burney, Quincy, Chester, Shasta Dam,\r\nAlder Springs, Grass Valley, Jackson, Paradise, and Blue Canyon\r\n1129 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026\r\n\r\n...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO\r\n10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...\r\n\r\n* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Accumulation amounts range from up to\r\n  1 foot 1500 to 2500 feet, 1 to 2 feet at 2500 to 3500 feet and 4\r\n  to 8 feet at higher elevations. Wind gusts of 45 to 55mph expected.\r\n\r\n* WHERE...West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada and Western Plumas\r\n  County\/Lassen Park including Interstate 80 and Highway 50,\r\n  northern Shasta County including portions of Interstate 5, the\r\n  Coastal Range, and foothill regions of the Sierra Nevada.\r\n\r\n* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 PM PST Wednesday.\r\n\r\n* IMPACTS...Dangerous to near impossible travel conditions with\r\n  chain controls and road closures. Low visibility due to a\r\n  combination of wind and heavy snow.\r\n\r\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow levels will be around 4500-5500 feet\r\n  tonight through Monday. 2500 to 3500 feet snow levels by Monday\r\n  night and 1500 to 2500 feet Tuesday into Wednesday. Potential to\r\n  see snow levels as low as 750 feet for areas along the Coastal\r\n  Range, across Shasta County including Shasta Lake, and in the\r\n  southern Cascades.\r\n\r\nPRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...\r\n\r\nCheck the latest road conditions from Caltrans online at\r\nquickmap.dot.ca.gov or dial 5 1 1.\r\n\r\n&&\r\n\r\n$$\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit us at www.weather.gov\/sto\/\r\n\r\nDA\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arnold, CA…Today, Heavy rain and snow. Highs 27 to 42 higher elevations… 37 to 47 lower elevations. Little or no snow accumulation lower elevations…10 to 16 inches higher elevations. Snow level 5500 feet. Prevailing south winds up to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph increasing to 40 mph in the afternoon. Over ridges… Prevailing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,22,7,20,1,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arnold","category-bear-valley","category-communities","category-featured","category-news","category-traffic-fire","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nws216.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=199128"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":199132,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199128\/revisions\/199132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/199129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=199128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=199128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=199128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}