snow?

[KathyW]

40 percent chance of snow on San Jacinto this weekend:

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=SGX&llon=-117.771247&rlon=-116.493747&tlat=34.872084&blat=33.594584&smap=1&mp=0&map.x=213&map.y=208

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[Cy Kaicener]

The Desert Sun predicts rain for Palm Springs on Friday
http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage

See also - La Quinta plans 620 acre park for hikers and nature enthusiasts

[magikwalt]

Whoohoo! That's sure to pack the tram.

[Cy Kaicener]

I walked up the tram road this morning starting at 5.30 am in heavy fog or clouds. I took the first tram up with only one other person. There was 2 inches of icy snow at Long Valley. The temperature at 8.20 am was 21 degrees with a ferocious wind. The high today is forecast as 32 degrees. I feel for the hikers of the Outdoorsclub starting at Snow Creek at 3 am this morning and going up to the peak. If the high at Long Valley is 32 degrees today, what could it be at the peak.?

[doug m.]

and that 32 degree high was at midnight, cy. it's only 20 up there now (10:30). i hope they decided to put it off for another day, or least turn around when they hit snow/ice. otherwise, it could be a looong day...

[magikwalt]

Nothing on the RMRU site so everything must have worked out for them.

[KathyW]

Maybe more snow for next weekend:

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=SGX&llon=-116.876247&rlon=-115.846247&tlat=34.244584&blat=33.217084&smap=1&mp=0&map.x=45&map.y=107

Sounds great.

It sure was cold and windy in the mountains yesterday - we headed up Baldy but turned back at about 8500 feet elevation - ice/wind/cold. It was colder at 11 am than it was at 8 am out there. The mountains looked beautiful from Redlands today when I went out for my run - looks like San Gorgonio is snowier than Baldy.

[Cy Kaicener]

The Desert Sun predicts severe weather for Friday and Saturday. It should be a much bigger storm than the last one. We have three good days before then.
http://mydesert.weather.gannettonline.c ... Code=92262

[zippetydude]

Uh oh. Big forecast = little storm. Still, I'm always hopeful! At least we've now had the first real storm of the season. Maybe it'll pick up speed.

z

[Newmountaineer]

Most of the weather forecasts seem to indicate lots of rain and cool temps for most of the Southland. The weather report from the Palm Springs Tram (Gregg Potter I believe) indicates little or know rain for San J this weekend. Is the palm springs tram weather forecast usually pretty reliable?