Cold front to bring rain, snow, wind to dry California

A potent chilly entrance from the Gulf of Alaska headed into drought-stricken California on Tuesday, and forecasters predicted widespread rain, mountain snow, gusty winds and unusually low temperatures in a lot of the state.

With the calendar nonetheless saying autumn, winter storm warnings had been set to enter impact in a lot of the Sierra Nevada by early afternoon and forecasters suggested in opposition to mountain journey attributable to anticipated deteriorating situations.

“Journey could possibly be very tough to unattainable,” the Nationwide Climate Service mentioned.

The California Freeway Patrol workplace at Truckee, within the Sierra north of Lake Tahoe, mentioned drivers ought to count on chain controls and delays as a result of first important snow of the season.

The climate service mentioned the heaviest precipitation was anticipated in Northern California, with lighter totals throughout Southern California.

“Whereas a lot wanted, this precipitation is not going to make a lot of a dent within the excessive to distinctive drought that continues to plague a lot of California,” forecasters wrote.