Heavy rain to follow temperatures in the 60s

Stormy weather has brought copious precipitation to the drought-plagued western U.S.
while it's been tranquil here. That's changing. Western storminess is shifting into the
Midwest, accompanied initially by surging temperatures and showers and, by the weekend, heavy rain.
SNOWFALL BURIES SIERRA NEVADA IN CALIFORNIA
A trough of low pressure off the U.S. Pacific Coast sent a series of storm systems across north and central California beginning Saturday night and continuing into Wednesday.
As colder air moved in, snow levels in the Sierras lowered from 7,000 feet Saturday to
2,500 feet Wednesday. The highest elevations, generally above 7,000 feet, have been
measuring snow in yards. Kingvale, Calif., reported a four-day snow accumulation of 96 inches
(8 feet).
--By Richard Koeneman, WGN Weather Center Meteorologist