Will SLO County have a white Christmas? New storm could drop holiday snow across state
Get ready for a white Christmas, SLO County — or at least, a white Christmas on the highest peaks of SLO County.
A new storm system is expected to bring rain and cold weather to much of California at the end of this week, and with it, the chance of some snow.
According to PG&E meteorologist John Lindsey, a jetstream out of the Gulf of Alaska will bring a “cold, frigid body of air” to the state on Christmas Day, with the snow level in the Sierra Nevada mountain range lowering to at or below 2,000 feet that night.
In San Luis Obispo County, places at about 3,500 feet above sea level could see some of the powdery white stuff, Lindsey told The Tribune on Wednesday.
That means you won’t likely see it in your yards, but you could see a dusting of snow along some of the higher mountain tops, like those surrounding the Carrizo Plain, Hi Mountain between Lopez Lake and Pozo and potentially even Tassajara Peak on the Cuesta Ridge.
Along the roadways, Highway 58 east of California Valley and Highway 166 between Reyes Station Summit and Maricopa both could see some snowfall due to their higher elevations.
High temperatures on Christmas will be in the mid-50s, according to Lindsey; the storm is also expected to produce between half an inch and 1.25 inches of rain that day.
Down inland in SLO County, Lindsey said drivers should be on the lookout for ice along the roadways, especially on Sunday after Christmas when the wet weather is expected to conclude, but frigid temperatures will continue. This could make for icy and dangerous roads, he said.
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