Enjoying a pretty nice fall weekend out there with near-normal temperatures and dry conditions. A series of Pacific storms will bring more cool and unsettled weather to the area next week with our best chance for rain and snow later Monday into Tuesday morning, then again around Thursday. Expect mostly clear skies this evening with light winds as lows drop into the 20s. Looking at mostly sunny skies on Sunday with highs in the lower 50s, west to northwest winds 5-10 mph at times. Another Pacific storm will move into the area on Monday bringing another round of rain and snow later in the day with gusty west winds and cooler temperatures. Clouds and winds will increase Monday morning with rain showers developing during the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s and southwest winds gusting 10-20 mph during te afternoon.

As a weakening cold front passes through the area Monday night, the snow level may lower to around 5,500 feet with the potential for a dusting to a an inch or two of snow above 6,000 feet. We could see a few inches up above 8,000 feet at resort level, but amounts will remain light with around a quarter inch of rain across most of Southern California. Clouds and showers will taper off by Tuesday afternoon with cool and breezy conditions persisting through Wednesday. Another fairly weak storm will impact the region on Thursday with the potential for around a quarter to half inch of rain for the lowlands and a few inches of snow above 5,500 feet, but confidence remains low at this time on those details. If you have travel plans into the mountains, be prepared with winter weather driving conditions and always carry chains.

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