Bay Area residents usually can only dream about a white Christmas - this year it's a reality.
Mount Hamilton in San Jose was among several peaks to receive a blanket of white powder last weekend, with more icy flurries likely on the way this week.
Roger Gass, meteorologist National Weather Service, told KCBS Radio that snowfall is expected to continue on Tuesday and Wednesday as colder temperatures return to the region.
Gass said cold air will settle into the Bay Area on Monday night, with downtown San Francisco potentially dropping below 40 degrees and even into the upper 30s, which would be the lowest since 2017.
Meanwhile, the Bay shoreline is forecasted to experience temperatures in the upper 30s and the interior valley in the lower 30s.
In addition to snow, rain showers will continue "off and on" through Wednesday, Gass said.
Snow could land at elevations as low as 1,500 feet by Tuesday morning. Valley floors in the North and East Bay may receive a mixture of both snow and rain.
"It's definitely going to be an interesting weather pattern," Gass said.
He added that the weather should dry out by New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, but rain could return during "the first part" of 2022.
The Sierra has experienced almost 155 inches of snow over the past month, and could approach recording breaking numbers later this week. Gass said the highest elevations of the region could receive "a couple feet" of additional snowfall on Monday night, while an inch to as much as a foot of snow could land in the Tahoe region.
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