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KEY MESSAGES

- Break in active weather today, with cooler high temperatures and partly sunny skies across the area.

- Second wave of moisture arrives Sunday bringing renewed Valley/Foothill rain and mountain snow chances through Tuesday morning; not as impactful as recent system.

- Cooler, wetter weather system will arrive by the middle of next week bringing widespread precipitation, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and gusty south winds.

..Tuesday & Beyond

Break in activity for most of Tuesday across interior NorCal, then the third, potentially much cooler system will arrive late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning bringing renewed chances for widespread rain, gusty southerly winds, and mountain snow. Latest forecast runs have increased rainfall totals and snow totals across interior NorCal. Current NBM probabilities of at least 12" inches of snow above 6000 feet are around 70-90%, from Wednesday- Thursday night. Valley/Foothill rain probabilities of at least 1" inch are sitting around 50-70%; highest probabilities east of I-5 and into Shasta County. Gusty southerly winds look to develop ahead of the system's arrival as well, with latest forecast runs bringing around 50-70% probabilities of wind gusts reaching at least 35 mph on Wednesday.

We will continue to monitor trends on this system, as snow levels may be significantly lower than the previous storms. Forecast runs continue to bring higher snow amounts and rain totals across the area, so make sure to keep checking the forecast for updates as we move through the weekend and into early next week.

AVIATION

General VFR conditions are expected to return for much of the next 24 hours with dry weather for TAF sites, though brief periods of MVFR/IFR/LIFR are possible from 12Z to 18Z this morning due to patchy mist/fog and some clouds. Scattered -SHSN continue through around 12Z this morning over the Sierra, with areas of fog developing over the foothills and mountains as precipitation winds down.

STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Winter Storm Warning until 4 AM PST early this morning for Lassen Volcanic NP-Sierra (Cal-Tuo) Above 5000 ft-Sierra (El Dorado-Amador) Above 5000 ft-Sierra (Sierra-Placer) Above 5000 ft.