We May Have a Winter Yet…Rain Falls on Thursday, Snow on Friday

UPDATE–FRAZIER PARK and PINE MOUNTAIN, CA (Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 at 8 a.m.)—A light snow is falling in the Mountain Communities. It is the ‘powdered sugar’ variety at the moment, with no winds in the western part of the region. Roads are open, including the Grapevine. The National Weather Service (NWS) predicts it will be ‘breezy’ today, with winds of about 20 mph. Sun is predicted to return by Saturday.  NWS has been remarkably accurate about this weather system so far.

UPDATE–FRAZIER PARK and PINE MOUNTAIN, CA (Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 at 8:30 p.m.)—The National Weather Service prediction was spot on today. Rain started at about noon and provided a visible shower, intermittently, through the afternoon. See the forecast for the next week below.

FRAZIER PARK and PINE MOUNTAIN, CA (Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 at 7:30 a.m.)—The National Weather Service is predicting blustery winds and a chance of rain today. Clouds will be blowing across the area, with a chance of snow as temperatures plummet, NWS says, after the unseasonal warm temperatures of the past two weeks.

NWS Predictions:

  • Thursday: A chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 40 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday night A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a north wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  • Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
  • Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
  • Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
  • Sunday Night A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 51. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.
  • Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind.
  • Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind.

This is part of the January 31, 2014 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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