WOOHOO! SNOW THIS MORNING!

Finally, again, we have a bit of snow.  It might not last, but it's white this morning.

 Straight out towards Lama Hisum Road, 8 a.m.

 To the left, toward Stanislaus Forest, 8 a.m.

 Ooops, Russ's laundry was out overnight.  Weathermen missed their mark.  The clothes are now in the dryer!   :)  8.30 a.m.

9 a.m.  Typical view across our backyard.  This is my standard-measure-the-snowfall-photo.

My stampin' studio, over our garage.  Around 9 a.m.

Here's OUR current forecast:

This graphic comes from my favorite LOCAL weather site, which isolates the weather to OUR latitude and longitude.  You can check it out here.

And here is some info from the Sacramento Weather 

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TODAY...UP TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 3000
  FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET. TUESDAY NIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY...6 TO 12 ABOVE 3000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6500 FEET.

* ELEVATION: FOR BOTH STORMS SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET...HEAVIEST ABOVE
  6500 FEET.

* TIMING: TWO PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THE FIRST TODAY
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE SECOND WILL BRING MUCH HEAVIER SNOW
  TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TODAY...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
  80...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 50. TUESDAY NIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY...INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS AND HIGHWAY 50 OVER
  ECHO SUMMIT.  My pet peeve:  no mention of Hwys 88, 4, or 108!

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH TODAY. TUESDAY NIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE OVER THE RIDGES.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG
  WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT
  BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS

Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST...COR SNOW LEVEL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 949 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012 CAZ067-069-271930- MOTHERLODE-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 949 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012 .NOW... AREAS OF SHOWERS ARE MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MOTHER LODE FOOTHILLS AND ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA RANGE THIS MORNING. THESE SHOWERS ARE FALLING AS SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET...WITH MOSTLY RAIN BELOW. HOWEVER...ISOLATED SHOWERS OF GRAUPEL OR SOFT HAIL HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOME OF THE STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE FOOTHILLS AS LOW AS 3000 FEET. A SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA THROUGH 7:00 PM FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6500 TODAY. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE SIERRA TODAY ARE ADVISED TO BE PREPARED FOR WINTRY CONDITIONS...CARRY CHAINS...AND PLAN TO TAKE EXTRA TIME TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS.

Have a great and safe day!

WE FINALLY HAVE *S*N*O*W*

Would you believe?  Snow?  There are 3" - 4" on the railing of our deck this morning. And I was home to experience it!!

7:00 a.m.

I've been home only 2-1/2 days since leaving here on 16 January for a conference in San Antonio TX.  Since then, with the exception of those few days, I've been in the Bay Area with my daughter and family.  Their home is just a 'base' as most days have been spent in San Jose where Russ and I are alternating time with his son, 41, who has ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease.  His "progress" is requiring extra care these days.  And we are glad to have the time with him.

Below is a clue of what we might be experiencing for the next few days:

It has been quite a while since I've been to that site so here's the url for you, if you'd like to check it out sometime:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.08052761936274&lon=-120.18562316894531&site=sto&smap=1&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text

The link (copy and paste it into your browser) takes you right to the Mi Wuk elevation forecast.  You can tweak it to get other areas you'd like to check out.

Have a great and SAFE day.