Snow Capped Peaks.

Weathered tree near Carson Pass, Sierra Nevada, California.

Well, "capped" might be too strong of a word, but the mountains around San Jose and Monterey Bay could get a nice dusting of snow as early as Monday morning.  So, just in case you can't figure it out on your own, that means it is going to be cold around these parts tomorrow.  You can already feel that cold air filtering into the area this evening.  It is going to be cold the next few nights with lows about 40F right on the coast, and colder as you move inland and up the hills.  Snow levels will drop to around 2000 feet, before beginning to climb back up to more reasonable levels mid week.  Monday and Tuesday will be chilly, with a chance of highs staying below the 50F mark in some areas.  Of course, urban zones will be the warmest and higher valleys in the coastal mountains being coldest.  It sure will feel like winter for a few days.

Light rain continues on Monday with clearing on Tuesday.  Nothing impressive precipitation wise.  Just maybe a tenth of an inch of rain total.  Best chances for precipitation are actually south of us along the Big Sur coast.  Tuesday night a slightly warmer, and much wetter system will move into the area.  This one is still nothing too impressive, but compared to Monday, it will be quite wet.  Widespread rain last through the day on Wednesday.  A third system will sweep through late Wednesday into Thursday morning.  Maybe some rain left for the morning commute.  After that, things dry and warm up.  Mid to high 50s Thursday.  Sun and 60F for Friday.  The weekend could see some sweet weather with mid 60s and plenty of sun.  Of course, that is based on another storm not driving down and hitting us on Sunday.  More on that in a few days.

So, in short, some cold nasty weather for the next few days.  Please be careful out on those roads, and some areas in the hills could see ice and snow.  Also, Tuesday evening and Wednesday could get quite blustery with 30 knot winds through the valley.  Storms break late Wednesday or early Thursday.  Warming trend to follow with sun in the forecast.  Could be a spectacular weekend.