Here is a typical weather report, at this time of year, for our part of California. Thought you might be interested in seeing it.
A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING MODERATE SNOWFALL AT TIMES TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH HEAVY SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED...AS MUCH AS 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE ABOUT THE 4000 FOOT LEVEL BETWEEN LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY EVENING. HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE. THE COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL BRING SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO AROUND 3000 FEET AT TIMES WHICH WILL BE LOW ENOUGH TO IMPACT SOME OF THE MAIN HIGHWAYS OF SHASTA COUNTY AND THE INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE. THE HIGHER ELEVATION TRANS SIERRA ROUTES WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED AS WELL. IF TRAVELING INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE