Whiskeytown, California

... Change in the weather expected for interior northern California
by Thursday and Friday...

After several days of mild autumn weather... the interior of
northern California is in store for a change in the weather
Thursday and Friday. Low pressure over the eastern Pacific is
forecast to move towards the coast bringing the following impacts
to the interior northern california:

... Cooler temperatures
... Rain likely mainly to areas north of Interstate 80 and snow
   above 6000 feet
... Increasing winds to 40 mph or higher over mountain ridges.

A noticeable drop in temperatures is expected today especially over
the mountains where temperatures could be 5 to 10 degrees cooler
than yesterday. Breezy and even cooler weather can be expected
Thursday and Friday as high temperatures that were in the 60s and
70s in the mountains lower into the 40s and 50s... and valley
temperatures lower from the 70s into the 60s.

Rain is forecast to develop over the coastal range early
Thursday... and then spread into the Sierra Nevada during the day.
Most of the rain and mountain snow will fall north of Interstate
80 and from Thursday night and into Friday morning. Rainfall
amounts of an inch or possibly more... are expected over the
mountains of eastern Shasta County and western Plumas County.
Gusty winds of 40 mph or more are also expected over mountain
ridges.

The latest weather information is available on the internet at:
http://weather.Gov/Sacramento.


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