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Sierra Nevada Mountains and Foothills Could See Snow Christmas Weekend, Valley Rain Expected
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By Jim Jakobs, Digital Producer
Published 4 years ago on
December 24, 2020

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The National Weather Service in Hanford predicts a trough of low pressure will progress eastward across Northern California Friday night and Saturday.

That means areas as far south as Shaver Lake could see snow, while many parts of the Central Valley will get 2 different chances for rain.

If snow winds up being on the lower end of predictions, Shaver wouldn’t see any. On the high end, up to 2 inches are possible.

The weather service seems to believe something more in the middle range of projections will occur. That would put about 1 inch of snow at Shaver and 3 inches at Mammoth Lakes.

In Yosemite National Park, rain and then snow are very likely for Sunday night with Saturday being more of a rain event.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are also predicting snow this coming weekend. Park rangers say visitors should be ready to use vehicle chains.

Two Separate Chances for Rain in Valley

From Friday evening through Saturday, the weather service expects Fresno will see up to a quarter inch of rain. That total is predicted between 4pm on Christmas Day through 4 p.m. on Saturday.

The second chance of rain is expected to be colder, even bringing a chance of snow down to pass level. From Sunday afternoon through Monday evening Fresno could get between a quarter inch to a half inch of rain.

The Sacramento region could get up to an inch of rain between Christmas night and Saturday.

SF Bay Area

Travelers heading to the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend should be prepared for rain.

The Bay Area NWS is monitoring 2 upcoming rainmakers, with the first starting on Christmas Day and the second on Sunday.

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