BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Winter Storm Warning is in effect through Thursday night as the first of two storms makes its way through Kern County, bringing with it rain and snow that may impact travel through the mountain passes.
The Winter Storm Warning is in effect through 11 p.m. Thursday for the lower Sierra Nevada, including the Kern County mountains and through the Grapevine, according to the National Weather Service in Hanford. A High Wind Warning is also in effect for hill areas on the west side and in the Mojave Desert.
CHP advises drivers to slow down on Kern County highways as winter storm approaches
Forecasters said a strong atmospheric river will make its way through the Central Valley beginning Wednesday afternoon through Thursday. Much of the rain is expected Wednesday evening through Thursday morning, the weather service said.
17 News chief forecaster Kevin Charette the Bakersfield area could get anywhere from a half inch to a quarter of an inch of rain. Mountain areas could get a half-inch to two-thirds of an inch before it becomes snow…