"Liquid moisture is on the way. Did you notice I did not say rain? Today we will be dry and cooler. Highs in the high 50s only. The next system begins too march in over night.
Rain will begin in SLO after midnight and reach us some time Friday morning. Snow level will start out at 4000 feet . Then drop to 500 to 1000 feet Friday night. Needless to say it will be cold and bring many areas some snow. Snow will fall in many areas. Do the math 500 feet is not very high. This means even the foothills of Santa Barbara .
The models that we forecast off of are all over the place with rain totals. One say 1/4 to 1/2 inch another says 1 to 2 inches so we will average 1/2 to 1 inch coastal and 1 to 2 inch in the mountains . Many mountain area will receive 6 to 12 inches of snow. Some areas will start out with rain and turn to snow Friday night.
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his system would be just a run of the mill storm , but for the cold air. It has not been this cold since Jan 30, 2002. The coldest core of weather is behind the front. Http://www.wrh.noaa.
