Another set of snow showers is predicted to hit the Sierra Nevada and foothills Thursday and Friday, thanks to what forecasters are calling an unseasonably cold system.
Snow showers started Wednesday night at higher mountain elevations, around 6,000 feet. Snowfall is also expected to fall at lower elevations — between 2,000 and 4,000 feet — on Thursday and Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
The Weather Service is predicting 5 to 10 inches of snow accumulation above 4,000 feet between Interstate 80 and Highway 50 on Thursday and Friday.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 11 p.m. on Friday for much of the Sierra Nevada region. Forecasters with the Weather Service warn of travel that could be “very difficult with slick roads and chain controls leading to delays” and that “gusty winds could bring down tree branches.”
Thunderstorms are possible at lower elevations, including the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, on Thursday and Friday. Forecasters say impacts could include “include lightning, gusty winds, brief heavy rain, small hail & funnel clouds.”
This storm system is expected to boost California’s latest snowpack measurements, which are above average.
Earlier this week, the California Department of Water Resources found the state’s snowpack water content is at 110% of average of the April 1 snow survey.
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