This just in for California’s Bay Area weather forecast (aka, the area forecast discussion).

The next and more organized shortwave trough is then forecast to arrive on Saturday. Temperatures are even colder with this system so even lower snow levels are possible. Have mentioned light accumulating snows above 2000 feet on Friday and left no mention of accumulation for Saturday at this time. However there is a better chance of accumulating snows above 2000-3000 feet on Saturday.

So we could see some snow for the first time this season in the hills of the Bay Area as seen in this forecast image for Saturday.

Currently, there is a strong high-pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska that is sending the jetstream way up into Alaska/northern Canada and then wrapping it down around deep into California. Here’s a view of the action.

This weekend’s weather system will be fairly dry since it is cold and coming over land (not the usual over-sea route), so snow, if any, will be minimal.