Rain Begins, Snow Sticking in Pine Mountain Community at Higher Elevations

UPDATE—Pine Mountain Club and Frazier Park, CA (Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 8:22 a.m.)— The good news (for motorists) is that the snow at higher elevations on Pine Mountain community roads has begun to melt. The other good news is that the rain is continuing. Please drive slowly and carefully today, and enjoy watching the forest soak up the moisture.—PH

Pine Mountain Club and Frazier Park, CA (Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 8:22 a.m.)—Just when you were thinking of planting those flowers outside, or starting the vegie garden early, or celebrating the new buds on the lilac bush and apple trees, along comes a surprise snow. This morning, snow is sticking at the higher elevations in Pine Mountain neighborhoods. Below is the National Weather Service forecast for today and the coming week.

  • Wednesday:  Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Tonight Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Thursday A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  • Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Friday Sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
  • Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
  • Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind around 5 mph.
  • Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North northwest wind around 15 mph.
  • Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Monday A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
  • Monday Night A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

This is part of the March 21, 2014 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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