Next Weather System Arrives This Afternoon

Another weather system will sweep through Southern Oregon starting this afternoon. Winds will increase a bit in Douglas County this afternoon. According to the NWS, the system will bring moderate to heavy snows across southern Oregon and northern California. The heaviest snows will be in northern California in the Marble Mountains as well as for the Mt.Shasta Area where up to 20 inches of snow could fall in 24 hours. Additionally, more moderate amounts of snow could fall in the Cascades, Siskiyous, Douglas County Foothills, and the Klamath Basin. Winter Weather Advisories exist for these areas. Snow levels will generally be 2500 to 3000 feet. Once the front moves inland there will be plenty of post-frontal shower activity as the upper trough will remain just offshore Wednesday night into Thursday. Snow levels will drop to around 2000 feet this evening behind the front, and remain near that level into Thursday morning. The upper trough will finally move inland Thursday night and ridge will build in from the south. That will provide a relative break in the action, but there will still be some light shower activity over the area. Snow levels will drop back down to around 1000 feet MSL Friday morning. The break will end Saturday, when an incoming upper level trough will drive another front will move onshore. That will bring another round of strong winds and precipitation, but the ensuing ridge will build in quickly, and post frontal showers will diminish Saturday night. -NWS