It's snowing in San Jose and Santa Cruz County. Photos: aiofilmz
several feet of the powdery stuff had also covered these areas, turning Mount Hamilton into a scene from the North Pole. And on Wednesday in San Francisco, the mercury only reached 48 degrees – a record low maximum. The previous record was 49 degrees in 1880, according to the National Weather Service. The average high this time of year is 61 degrees.
In Sacramento, the weather service said it had received reports of something that might be either hail or graupel — soft, wet snowflakes encased in supercooled water droplets."We are in for a VERY busy week!" the National Weather Service bureau in San Diego tweeted. "We have issued warnings for damaging winds, heavy mountain snow, highly hazardous boating conditions and the list goes on.
For the first time since 1989, the weather service issued a blizzard warning for Southern California mountains that runs through Saturday. "Nearly the entire population of CA will be able to see snow from some vantage point later this week if they look in the right direction ," UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain tweeted Wednesday.
A blizzard warning was in effect throughout parts of California through Saturday for higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada, where forecasters said conditions could include several feet of snow blown by 60-mph gusts and wind chill could drop the temperature to minus 40 degrees.Snowfall on Hwy 17 at 23123 Santa Cruz Highway. Feb. 23, 2023It's snowy at the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton Road. Feb. 23, 2023Snow falls at the CalFire Smith Creek Fire Station. Feb.
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