Dig deep in your closets and pull out all your sweaters, scarves and gloves. The Bay Area is about to be hit with a cold blast the likes of which haven’t been seen since Gerald Ford was president and people talking about “the War” meant Vietnam. Temperatures could plummet into the 20s, and big white flakes of heavenly dandruff could blanket elevations above 500 feet. The Santa Cruz Mountains and even Los Gatos could get more than just a powdering, though most of the snow will accumulate on Mount Hamilton, which could as much as 6 inches.
Dig deep in your closets and pull out all your sweaters, scarves and gloves. The Bay Area is about to be hit with a cold blast the likes of which haven’t been seen since Gerald Ford was president and people talking about “the War” meant Vietnam. Temperatures could plummet into the 20s, and big white flakes of heavenly dandruff could blanket elevations above 500 feet. The Santa Cruz Mountains and even Los Gatos could get more than just a powdering, though most of the snow will accumulate on Mount Hamilton, which could as much as 6 inches.
Authorities are asking people to bundle up and drive carefully, as roads are expected to be icy. You don’t have to risk driving out to see the most snow, because with modern technology, it’s available by
webcam. The only bad news is for Santa Cruz City’s kids—it is highly unlikely that they’ll get a snow day tomorrow. To quote Diana Henderson of the National Weather Service, “Santa Cruz has that nice Pacific current that keeps it moderated. It will be wet and cold everywhere else.”
Still, there’s hope. Snow fell on the Wharf as recently as 1977, and then there was the famous Mission Hill Middle School snowball fight 20 years earlier, in 1957. So, as Dean Martin sang, “Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!” Read more at CBS5 and NBC Bay Area.
