On Thursday the National Weather Service in Sacramento issued a winter storm watch for areas including Lake County that warned of the possibility of snow in higher elevations, and also put out a freeze warning for Lake County that is set to end Friday morning.
The agency’s Eureka office also released a winter storm watch covering the North Coast, warning of snowfall in Trinity, Del Norte, Humboldt and Mendocino counties.
Snow is forecast to fall in those areas as low as 2,000 feet as the result of scattered snow showers that officials predict will take place Saturday night and Sunday.
North Coast residents are told to expect between 6 and 8 inches of snow about 3,500 feet late Friday night through Saturday morning, with an additional 2 to 4 inches down to 2,500 feet Saturday afternoon and into Sunday morning.
The National Weather Service also reported that a record cold air mass was entrenched over the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast region, with sub-freezing temperatures expected overnight Friday.
Officials urge anyone traveling to slow down, allow extra time due to potential storm-caused hazards and be prepared for changing conditions.
When traveling through mountainous terrain, motorists should watch for falling rocks and rockslides due to the saturated ground, officials suggested.
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