GOT SNOW??? MI WUK'S "GOT SNOW"!

I left home today, Friday, midday, and by 4 p.m. Mi Wuk Village was beginning to get  a good dumping of snow.  The rain I'd been driving through en route to Dublin had hit Mi Wuk and environs.  Here's what's coming, at a glance:

Here is a weather report, from the National Weather Service for "Mono Vista" (between Soulsbyville and Phoenix Lake/Cedar Ridge but adapted for our elevation.   Point Forecast: 7 Miles NE Mono Vista CA  38.08°N 120.16°W (Elev. 4618 ft) for Friday evening through Monday evening:

Hazardous weather condition(s):

Tonight: Snow showers. Low around 27. South southwest wind between 15 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. South wind between 13 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Saturday Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind between 11 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday: Snow before 11am, then rain. High near 37. Windy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 20 mph increasing to between 28 and 31 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday Night: Snow showers. Low around 28. Breezy, with a south wind between 17 and 26 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Monday: Snow showers. High near 38. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

You can click here for the National Weather Service's Advisory and Warnings.  Most of the details seem to be for north of Hwys 80 and 50 but the reference is to the Motherlode so that means us as well.

Click here for the interactive "click here" map that I referenced at the beginning of this article.

All in all, if you're not already up in the Mi Wuk Village/Sugar Pine/Sierra Village areas, count on a slow trip up the hill and some good shoveling once you get here.

Russ, my husband reported that the snow began around 4 p.m. and by 8.30 p.m. there was 8" at our house.  I'm sure that's what's happening all around the village. 

I'll be home Sunday--after attending an all day/evening scrapbooking session in Pleasanton on Saturday.  Safely inside, out of the elements.  BE SAFE PLEASE!