Thursday,  Feb. 27, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 226 • 13 of 35

More Heavy Precipitation Expected for California and Western U.S.

•A series of storms will continue to bring widespread precipitation to California and other parts of the West on Thursday. Flash flooding and landslides are possible in some areas. Significant snowfall is expected at higher elevations. There is a Slight Risk of severe weather in parts of California, including thunderstorms, damaging winds and hail, and even waterspouts and isolated tornadoes.
Today: Colder. Mostly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Coldest wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero in the morning.
Tonight: Not as cold. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly

Yesterday's Weather
High: 23.0°F at 2:10 PM
Low: -13.0°F at 3:32 AM
Wind Chill:
High Gust: 38 mph at 1:59 PM
Precip: 0.00
Snow for the season: 19.50

Record High: 65° in 1895
Record Low: -23° in 2001
Average High: 32°F
Average Low: 12°F
Average Precip in Feb.: 0.50
Precip to date in Feb.: 0.00
Average Precip to date: 0.97
Precip Year to Date: 0.00
Sunset Tonight: 6:18 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 7:14 a.m.

cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Temperature steady or slowly rising after midnight. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
Friday: Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 15. Temperature steady or slowly falling in the afternoon. West winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to north 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15 below. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chill readings 25 below to 35 below zero.
Saturday: Colder. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light snow. Highs around 5 below. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 30 below to 40 below zero.
Saturday Night And Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20 below. Highs near zero.
Sunday Night And Monday: Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below. Highs zero to 5 above.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 below.
Tuesday: Partly sunny. Highs around 10.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Lows around 5 below.
Wednesday: Partly sunny. Highs around 20.

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