SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / KCBS / AP / BCN) ― Rain and snow that pummeled Northern California eased into light showers and clearer conditions for much of the region by late Tuesday morning, but temperatures rare for the Bay Area and the season remained.
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"It's going to be cold," said National Weather Service specialist Stuart Seto.
In fact, the Bay Area may get colder and wetter throughout the week, forecasters predicted.
A winter weather advisory remained in effect in the mountains south of the Golden Gate. There was a possibility of snow showers as low as 1,000 feet
throughout Tuesday afternoon.
now that fell in the Santa Cruz Mountains, prompted authorities to call out snowplows to clear the narrow highways through the mountains. The road up to Mt. Hamilton near San Jose was closed because of four inches of snow.
Forecasters said continued low temperatures with unsettled weather meant another two inches was possible in the next few days on Mount Hamilton.
The weather service also received reports of wet, slushy snow that did not accumulate near the Lexington Reservoir, at an elevation of 750 feet.
Marin County saw mixed snow and ice at 450 feet. Further north, snow also fell in the higher elevations of Sonoma and Lake counties.
For San Francisco, the potential for scattered showers and hail remained Tuesday. More showers were expected Wednesday, with more cold temperatures in the forecast for the rest of the week.
Overnight lows in the Bay Area were expected to be in the 20s and 30s. The lowest regional temperature could be about 25 degrees in the Santa Rosa area.
North Bay valleys will be especially affected by the cold. A freeze watch was in effect for Tuesday night and roads were expected to be icy - a hazard that was also expected in some parts of the South Bay.
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