Another round of rain for the Victor Valley, snow in the San Bernardino mountains

Rene Ray De La Cruz, Victorville Daily Press
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After a few days of mostly sunny skies, rain is likely to return to the Victor Valley along with snow in the San Bernardino Mountains. Most of the rain is likely to fall on Wednesday in the Victor Valley. Snow is also expected on Wednesday and Thursday in Big Bear, Wrightwood, and other mountain communities.
After a few days of mostly sunny skies, rain is likely to return to the Victor Valley along with snow in the San Bernardino Mountains. Most of the rain is likely to fall on Wednesday in the Victor Valley. Snow is also expected on Wednesday and Thursday in Big Bear, Wrightwood, and other mountain communities.

After a few days of mostly sunny skies, rain is likely to return to the Victor Valley along with snow in the San Bernardino Mountains.

The latest spring storm will move through the area late Tuesday through Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Most of the rain is likely to fall on Wednesday in the Victor Valley. Snow is also expected on Wednesday and Thursday in Big Bear, Wrightwood, and other mountain communities.

Much of the Victor Valley is expected to receive less than a half-inch of rain, while Big Bear and Wrightwood should get anywhere from 4 to 6 inches of snow, the NWS reported.

Early indicators show “modest snowfall” above the 5,000-foot level.

High temperatures Wednesday through Friday should hover around the low to mid-50s in most parts of the Victor Valley, while Hesperia and Phelan dip into the high 40s.

Meanwhile, Barstow should remain mostly sunny, with temperatures in the high 50s to low 60s.

The cold storm was expected to push ashore Monday night in the north and spread over the state through Wednesday.

The National Weather Service warned that the winds could easily topple trees because the very wet winter has left soils saturated.

The system could drop several feet of snow in the upper elevations of Northern California’s coastal mountains and the Sierra Nevada, making travel difficult, forecasters said.

Powerful storms since late December have blanketed the Sierra in a massive snowpack with a water content that is more than 220% of normal, according to the state Department of Water Resources.

The Mammoth Mountain ski resort in the Eastern Sierra said that with 667 inches (16.9 meters) of snow at its main lodge and more than 840 inches (21.3 meters) on its summit, the resort was on the verge of breaking its record for snowiest season.

Sunny skies, along with highs near 70, should return across the High Desert and mountains on Saturday and Sunday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Daily Press reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz may be reached at 760-951-6227 or RDeLaCruz@VVDailyPress.com. Follow him on Twitter @DP_ReneDeLaCruz

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