Will It Snow In Big Bear? What To Expect From The Weekend Storm

LOS ANGELES, CA — The mountains of Southern California are in for their first significant snowfall of 2025 this weekend as a sorely-needed storm comes arrives amid one of the driest seasons on record.

After months of bone-dry weather and high winds that ignited devastating fires, the Southland is likely to finally see a dusting of snow for the local mountains including Big Bear, Mt. Baldy and Wrightwood.

The storm is a welcome forecast for a region that has endured out-of-control, wind-driven blazes, the threat of more ignitions and a dismal ski season.

Big Bear, home to Bear Mountain and Snow Summit, will get a light dusting Saturday, a couple inches of snow overnight and the heaviest snowfall on Sunday when more than four-inches of snow are expected, according to the National Weather Service. Overnight Sunday, the mountain could see four to eight inches of snow, according to the weather service. The snow is expected to continue into next week, with snow three-to-seven inches of snow likely Monday and a chance of snow Tuesday.

The cooling trend arrived Friday and is expected to intensify into the weekend as the cold storm system moves over Southern California, the National Weather Service said on Thursday.

"Just about every location in coastal Southern California, as well as the Southern California mountains, should at least get in on some showers this weekend," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dave Houk..

"The next chance of significant rain over the next six weeks appears to be Feb. 10-23," according to AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok. "If appreciable rain doesn’t occur during that stretch, it may turn dry into much of March, further exacerbating the wildfire situation."