Looking at some cool and unsettled weather around already as our Pacific storm system several hundred miles to our southwest approaches the area. A moist onshore flow with an occasional weak disturbance moving through will bring us mostly cloudy skies this afternoon with a few spotty showers possible, snow level above 9,000 feet. Cooler and breezy with highs in the lower 50s, south to southwest winds 10-15 mph. Partly to mostly cloudy skies tonight and breezy with lows in the upper 30s to around 40 degrees. Clouds and winds will ramp up further throughout the day tomorrow with showers develop by afternoon. Cooler and windy with south-southwest winds gusting 15-25 mph as highs reach the lower 50s.

As the parent low moves into Southern California Saturday night, it will tap into an atmospheric river with rain, possibly heavy at times through Sunday morning. The snow level will remain at or above 9,000 feet through the majority of this storm. Showers will become more scattered by around midday Sunday, tapering off through Sunday night. As cooler air arrives, we may also see the snow level come to a bit, possibly dipping to near 7,000 feet, but by then the precipitation will be moving out. Continued cool and breezy early next week as conditions dry out, with another storm possible later in the week, though the exact details are unknown at this time. If you have travel plans into the mountains this weekend, be prepared for rapidly changing weather conditions and always carry those chains.

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