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Special Weather Statement:
Issued at: 2:43 am PDT on May 20, 2013, expires at: 4:00 PM PDT on May 20, 2013
- ...Unseasonably cold temperatures and pass level snow expected this week... A strong system will move into the region this week...and remain overhead for several days. A potent cold front will sweep through southern Oregon and northern California Tuesday afternoon and evening...introducing an unseasonably cold air mass to the area. Strong gusty winds and widespread precipitation will accompany the front as it passes...and temperatures will fall sharply. Snow levels may drop to around 2500 feet by Wednesday morning...and therefore could result in 2 to 5 inches of snow over all Cascade passes...Siskiyou Summit...and The Mount Shasta area. Snow levels may drop briefly down to lower passes like Sexton Summit as well. However...with the longer days and higher sun angles...soil and Road temperatures are quite warm...and it will be difficult for snow to accumulate. Cold nighttime temperatures could also result in the potential for frost in portions of the west side valleys Tuesday and Wednesday night. Stay tuned to your local National Weather Service forecasts for updates as the system progresses. 243 am PDT Mon may 20 2013 ...Unseasonably cold temperatures and pass level snow expected this week... A strong system will move into the region this week...and remain overhead for several days. A potent cold front will sweep through southern Oregon and northern California Tuesday afternoon and evening...introducing an unseasonably cold air mass to the area. Strong gusty winds and widespread precipitation will accompany the front as it passes...and temperatures will fall sharply. Snow levels may drop to around 2500 feet by Wednesday morning...and therefore could result in 2 to 5 inches of snow over all Cascade passes...Siskiyou Summit...and The Mount Shasta area. Snow levels may drop briefly down to lower passes like Sexton Summit as well. However...with the longer days and higher sun angles...soil and Road temperatures are quite warm...and it will be difficult for snow to accumulate. Cold nighttime temperatures could also result in the potential for frost in portions of the west side valleys Tuesday and Wednesday night. Stay tuned to your local National Weather Service forecasts for updates as the system progresses.
