Last night between an inch and several inches fell on the Hill. this monring the sky is clear and sunny.



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Last night between an inch and several inches fell on the Hill. this monring the sky is clear and sunny.



It was a good rain last week. Nearly 2.25 inches of precipitation were recorded at the U.S. Forest Service Keenwild Ranger Station. Since the rain year began on July 1, almost 4.5 inches of rain have fallen there. Idyllwild and Pine Cove have received about twice the rain recorded at Keenwild. Four inches were recorded…
The National Weather Service issued this advisory early Wednesday morning. Urgent – Winter Weather Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 3:25 am p.s.t. Wed Dec 12 2012 …cold pacific storm to produce wintry weather in the mountains late Wednesday afternoon through most of Thursday… A cold pacific system will dig south along the California…
If a cold and heavy snowfall storm, predicted for this weekend, does occur, the Idyllwild Warming Center located at the American Legion Post 800, 54360 Marian View Dr., could open if its criteria are met. If the center does open, Mountain Disaster Preparedness will alert its network. Folks needing assistance can also call the Idyllwild…
The coming rain and snow storms may affect highways on the Hill. Caltrans has specifically identified SR 243 in both the Silver and Mountain fires areas, SR 74 desert area (Mountain Fire), and SR 74 in Falls Fire. Caltrans has completed emergency projects to make repairs on these routes for guardrail, drainage, slopes, and the…
Significant precipitation fell on the Hill Christmas week, but it was not a white Christmas. Also, the volume did not approach the torrential rainfall further north. The Idyllwild Fire Department recorded .85 inches of rain last week, although Pine Cove received nearly an inch and a half in the same period. Further south the Forest…
The great snowstorm of 2014 missed most of the Hill. In most places, it appeared that about 2 to 3 inches of snow fell. So surprisingly, the Wednesday morning National Weather Service snowfall total reported 8 inches for Idyllwild. Idyllwild Fire Station recorded 2 inches and George Tate recorded 4 inches in Pine Cove. Highway…