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Tracking Atmospheric River for the West Coast; Space Weather Storming Continues

An atmospheric river will bring threats of gusty to high winds and heavy rainfall to California mainly Thursday into Saturday which may bring areas of flooding and wind damage. Heavy snow will be possible over the Sierra Nevada mountains Thursday into Friday associated with the atmospheric river. Minor to severe geomagnetic storming (space weather) is expected to continue into early Thursday. Read More >

 

 

Key Messages:

  • Temperatures and precipitation were slightly below average across the region.
  • Moderate to severe drought persists for most of the region.
  • Odds are tilted towards below average temperatures and slightly tilted towards above normal precipitation through February.
  • There are equal chances for above, below, or around normal temperatures with a slight tilt towards above normal precipitation from February through April.

 
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