For those planning drive to and from the mountains this week, the weather service warned,"There will be travel difficulties."
The storm made itself known in the northern Sierra Nevada and Tahoe Basin with strong winds and a"burst of snow" Tuesday. The most significant snowfall is expected Wednesday night through Friday morning. "Honestly, I think the difficult travel conditions will continue through Friday afternoon," Chandler-Cooley said."The travel impacts could continue throughout the day on Friday."
A view of three different snow forecasts from the National Weather Service's Sacramento office regarding Interstate 80, Interstate 5 and Highway 50 for the end of this week, Feb. 22 through 24, 2023.The system ushered in an exceptionally cold air mass, and temperatures are expected to plummet, with afternoon highs unlikely to break out of the 30s and overnight lows in the teens and single digits.
"We don't get cold storms with snow levels this low all that often; there seems to be more impacts when we have these low snow levels," Chandler-Cooley told SFGATE."On Highway 80, we're going to start seeing snow as low as Auburn. On 50, as low as Camino and just east of Placerville."of"dangerous travel,""reduced visibility" and"chain control and possible road closures.