Brush fire risk today, snow possible Thursday night
Conditions may approach Red Flag Warning criteria on Wednesday, meaning that conditions are ideal for wildland fire combustion, and rapid spread.
West winds may gust around 45 mph on Wednesday.
Continuing with the seesaw in weather conditions, accumulating snow is possible Thursday night through Friday morning, with the heaviest of the snow falling during the Friday morning commute. As much as 4 inches of snow is possible.
Here's the latest forecast:
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 8 to 11 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 9 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night: A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow between midnight and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday: A chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Monday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 40%.