Pass Area Rain, Potential Snow: Winter Storm Watch For IE Mountains

PASS AREA, CA — Say farewell to the Santa Ana winds and hello to colder, wet winter weather through early next week. Humidity returns to the region throughout Friday and Saturday when rain and mountain snow are expected.

The National Weather Service placed the mountain areas under Winter Storm Watches: The San Bernardino County Mountains from Saturday evening through Tuesday morning and the Riverside County Mountains from Sunday morning through Tuesday morning.

“A return of onshore flow will spread higher coastal humidity inland beginning later today through the weekend. Stronger onshore flow will bring stronger and gusty southwest-to-west winds for the mountains and deserts for Saturday afternoon through Saturday night with gusts to 45 to 55 mph and isolated gusts to 70 mph," the NWS said.

"Not much has changed with the timing and track of the closed low-pressure system from the north for the weekend into early next week. The center of that closed upper-level low-pressure system is expected to move to near Point Conception late in the day on Sunday, then move slowly eastward across southern California on Monday.

There will be increasing chances for showers on Saturday night into Sunday. The snow level will fall to around 4500 feet on Saturday night and around 5000 feet on Sunday.

In the Pass Area, your forecast for the next seven days is as follows:

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Friday night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
Showers. Low around 42. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. High near 47. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Monday
Showers, mainly before 4pm. High near 46. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Tuesday
A chance of showers, mainly after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 57.