*** California is about to get hammered by storms this weekend. ย
NOAA made the above video to keep us informed as to exactly what will is going to happen in California in the coming days.
Below is some more detailed information about very wet weather headed to California:
California Storms This Weekend:ย
NOAA is calling for a โGood Atmospheric Riverโ to hit California on Saturday/Sunday with up to 3โณ of liquid precipitation (potentially 3-feet of snow) forecast on the Sierra Crest near Lake Tahoe, CA by Sunday evening .
"The precip will be intense for a 12 hour period Saturday night into Sunday morning
with a good atmospheric river and strong forcing. First guess
precip amounts of 3+ inches along the Sierra Crest." - NOAA Reno, NV today
NOAAโs long range hazard forecast is calling for โHeavy Snowโ in the Sierra Nevada everyday from March 5th โ March 14th(see images nearย bottom of article). ย That would be one helluva long cycleโฆ
NOAAโs liquid precipitation forecast for the northern Sierra Nevada is showing 10โณ of liquid precipitation falling in the next 7-days. ย 10โณ of liquid precipitation would translate to 10-feet of snow if it all comes in as snow.
Brian Allegretto of Opensnow.com is forecasting 26-40โณ of snow above 8,000-feet in Lake Tahoe, CA by Monday.
Mammoth Mountain Weather Guy is forecasting 120-150โณ of snowfall for Mammoth, CA in the month of March.