SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Northern California finds itself sandwiched between high and low pressure Monday as the weekend storm system moves to the east.
Two different storm systems dropped rain and snow across the region over the weekend. The first system advanced through the area Friday, dropping modest precipitation amounts. Areas west of Interstate 5 saw the majority of rainfall while areas east generally saw less than 0.1" and only 1-2" of snow in the Sierra.
The more wet and impactful storm hit Saturday afternoon and lasted through parts of Sunday. Isolated thunderstorms produced hail, lightning and brief downpours in certain areas while others were nearly completely dry Sunday.
In total, Sacramento Executive received 0.56", Auburn received 1.06", and Stockton received 0.25".
Periods of heavy snow resulted in standstill traffic on Highway 50 and Interstate 80 Sunday night. After the rain stopped in the valley, snow continued at a heavy clip after sunset.
Homewood led the way with 30" of fresh snow. The Sierra Snow Lab added 21", upping the season total to an impressive 383". Further south, Mammoth received 2', pushing the resort over 400" on the year.
Monday and the rest of the work week will be dry with mild temperatures. Gusty north winds of 20-30 mph will be the main weather story Monday due to the transition between the pressure regimes.
An outside chance for precipitation exists Friday, but impacts will be light to nonexistent. There doesn't appear to be any major storms on the horizon and the latest CPC outlook is hinting at below average to average conditions for the next two weeks.
