- View of Big Bear Valley
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY
TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT
ABOVE 6500 FEET…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW …WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
* SNOW LEVELS: MOSTLY AROUND 6000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY
THURSDAY…THEN LOWERING TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN FOG AND
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT… FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
- Bear Mountain Resort
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
PST TONIGHT.
* TIMING: LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 65 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE
RIDGETOPS AND ALONG AND NEAR DESERT SLOPES.
* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER
INTERRUPTIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
- Sugarloaf Mountain
Today: Snow, mainly after 10am. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog. High near 36. Breezy, with a south wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.
Tonight: Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog before 10pm. Low around 27. Windy, with a south wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to between 15 and 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 16 inches possible.
Thursday: Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog. High near 34. Breezy, with a south wind between 20 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 13 to 19 inches possible.
Thursday Night: Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog. Low around 22. Windy, with a south wind between 20 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Friday: Snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 31. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to between 15 and 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
- Quiet Before the Storm
More Resources;
Updated Big Bear Weather- Information for NOAA out of San Diego for Big Bear Lake weather.
Mountain Resorts; Local snow making information. Did you know Snow Summit pioneered the art!
