Quarter Inch.

Almost a quarter inch of rain so far this morning.  Hello.  I juts got back to the computer after a few days of checking out the snow.  Heavenly Valley did excellent, with a storm total of 19" on its eastern slopes.  Lake effect on Friday night did its thing for real.  North Lake resorts did decent, with about 10 inches.  Kirkwood came in with a weak 7", but I can tell you that it bonded like a dream.  In spots, you can feel the ice below at all.  Others, you can tell a bit.  But this cold snow did wonders for the resort skiing. And the backcountry has a full refresh.  They were forecasted to get a dusting to an inch last night, but this storm was slow coming in.  It would not be surprising if some locations along the crest end up with four inches or more today.  And it is cold.  Barely 50F at 9AM today.

Thin snow pack makes for gorgeous hiking.  Kirkwood in January, 2018.

This weather should clear out of here soon.  Clouds stick around into the afternoon.  Moderate breeze out there, starting to clock around from the south.  Cold tonight in the low 40s.  How cold will depend on how clear it gets.  Tuesday looks sunny and mild, with a high around 60F.  Another cool night Tuesday, and rain returns on Wednesday.  This storm looks wetter than the current or last week's.  Again, the bulk will be to our north, but we are looking at almost an inch of rain locally.  A bit less than that in town.  This storm will have a cold end to it.  Actually, compared to many storms this year, it will start cold.  High temps hang in the upper 50s into Friday.  It does look like we have a high pressure coming back our way into the weekend, with a little bit of warming.  More on that later.