Alta, CA Weather Forecast Updated 3:30 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2008
NOW...SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SIERRA NEVADA AND FAR SOUTHERN CASCADES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS COULD DROP TO AROUND 4000 FEET IN SOME OF THE HEAVIER SLEET OR SNOW SHOWERS. THROUGH 430 PM...LOOK FOR MOST OF THE SHOWER ACTIVITY TO EXTEND FROM THE LASSEN NATIONAL PARK REGION TO WELL SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF THE LAKE TAHOE AREA. MOTORISTS WILL WANT TO USE CAUTION AND ANTICIPATE THE POTENTIAL FOR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS ABOVE THE 4000 FOOT LEVEL. IN ADDITION TO SNOW SHOWERS...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL BE LIKELY NEAR THE PASSES.
Tonight
Snow Showers Lo: 21°
Mostly cloudy with isolated snow showers. Colder. Lows 16 to 26 higher elevations...23 to 33 lower elevations. Snow levels around 3500 feet. Northeast winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
Saturday
Snow Showers Hi: 39°
Partly cloudy. Isolated snow showers...Mainly in the morning. Breezy. Highs 34 to 44 higher elevations...45 to 55 lower elevations. Northeast winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly Clear Lo: 24°
Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 19 to 29 higher elevations...25 to 35 lower elevations. Northeast winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
Sunday
Mostly Sunny Hi: 43°
Mostly sunny. Highs 38 to 48 higher elevations...49 to 59 lower elevations. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear Lo: 31°
Clear...Breezy. Lows 26 to 36 higher elevations... 34 to 44 lower elevations. Northeast winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
Columbus Day
Sunny Hi: 61°
Sunny...Warmer. Highs 56 to 66.
Monday Night
Clear Lo: 40°
Clear. Lows 35 to 45.
Tuesday
Clear Hi: 70° Lo: 44°
Clear. Highs 65 to 75. Lows 39 to 49. =
Wednesday
Clear Hi: 70° Lo: 44°
Clear. Highs 65 to 75. Lows 39 to 49. =
Thursday
Clear Hi: 70° Lo: 44°
Clear. Highs 65 to 75. Lows 39 to 49. =
Friday
Clear Hi: 70° Lo: 44°
Clear. Highs 65 to 75. Lows 39 to 49. =
Sun & Moon Information
Morning Twilight:
6:40 AM PDT
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous Moon
Sunrise:
7:07 AM PDT
Sunset:
6:32 PM PDT
Evening Twilight:
6:58 PM PDT
Weather Folklore
Doors and drawers stick before a rain.
United States Extremes
Thu's High Temperature: 103 at El Centro Nas And Death Valley Ca
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