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Rare Cold Storm Still on Track, with Some Small Changes
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I do not have a lot of changes to the long posting of yesterday for the weather from Thursday night through Friday in California. You can check the original post by clicking here.
But there are some changes, especially for Southern California. The cold front dropping south late tomorrow and tomorrow night will have more southwest flow ahead of it than was forecast yesterday. This will probably push up snow levels ahead of that front tomorrow night. They are likely to climb to 4,500 feet or so on south-facing slopes, while on north-facing slopes the snow could fall at levels from 500 to 1,000 feet lower. Those snow levels will start to fall again late tomorrow night and Saturday morning, reaching the levels I talked about yesterday by Saturday midday and afternoon. Rain ahead of the front is also looking to be pretty heavy for a time, mainly later tomorrow night around Los Angeles, and very late tomorrow night through midday Saturday in San Diego.
Next Stop For Cold Storm-Arizona
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After California, the next stop for the very cold storm will be Arizona. Arizona will also be hit with very low snow levels and accumulating snow in places it does not happen every winter.
The greatest precipitation moves in from west to east late Saturday and Saturday night and continues into Sunday central and eastern sections before diminishing from west to east. Snow levels begin between 5,000 feet north and 6,500 feet south but fall rapidly tomorrow night to 2,000 feet central and north to 3,000 feet southeast, putting snow showers into parts of the Tucson Metro area.
Accumulations above 6,000 feet from the in the northern mountains will be 12 to 24 inches, with 6 to 12 inches above 7,000 feet east-central and southeast