Snow fell on the very best peaks across the San Francisco Bay Space early Sunday, and there is extra recent powder on the best way with the potential for snow flurries in inland valleys subsequent week, the Nationwide Climate Service stated. Mount Diablo within the East Bay might see over 6 inches of snow Sunday via Tuesday.
“Via the subsequent three days or so, the precipitation that falls is probably going to be within the type of snow on these larger peaks,” stated Roger Gass, a forecaster with the climate service. “We see a rise in precipitation tonight into tomorrow as that chilly entrance strikes via the area on Monday.”
Whereas snow is anticipated in choose places across the Bay Space (see map beneath), the remainder of the area will proceed to see scattered rain showers via Wednesday.
The chilly entrance taking purpose on the Bay Space is coming from Western Canada and can blast the area with bone-chilling air. Monday night time into Tuesday morning brings the very best likelihood of snow reaching valley flooring within the North Bay and East Bay. Snow ranges are anticipated to drop to 1,000 to 2,000 ft Tuesday morning.
“I feel there are elements of the Bay Space which have the potential for a number of snow flurries to achieve the floor, however in locations alongside the bay entrance like San Francisco that appears extremely unlikely,” Gass stated.
If snow falls in valley flooring, Gass stated, it most likely will not keep on with the bottom.
A recent layer of snowfall lined the height of Mount Diablo on Tuesday morning, Dec. 14, 2021.
CALFIRETemperatures throughout the Bay Space are anticipated to be unusually chilly throughout the subsequent week with daytime highs typically 10 to fifteen levels beneath regular and in a single day lows 5 to 10 levels beneath common. Daytime highs on Sunday and Monday will probably be within the higher 40s within the inside whereas places alongside the bay shoreline, together with San Francisco, will wrestle to hit 50.
Tuesday is anticipated to mark the coldest morning of the week, probably bringing the bottom widespread temperatures the area has seen this yr. Inland places will vary from the higher 20s to mid-30s, whereas coastal spots will typically be within the mid-30s to mid-40s. San Francisco might hit a low of 42 levels on Tuesday, and town could not escape of the 40s Tuesday afternoon.
