A strong cold front continues its progression through Southern California this afternoon and will slide east through this evening, bringing rain, snow, and strong winds with isolated embedded thunderstorms. The snow level is also gradually dropping, currently at about 7,000 feet, but should drop to near 6,000 feet this afternoon to around 5,000 feet tonight. Temperatures will also drop into the 30s this afternoon with strong south-southwest winds, with 40-50 mph gusts possible. This will make for extremely treacherous driving in areas of reduced visibility in near white-out or even blizzard-like conditions. Snow showers will continue tonight into Tuesday as the snow level falls to around 4,000 feet. Daytime temperatures will also drop near freezing with lows in the teens and 20s, combined with gusty winds to produce near-zero windchills. Another disturbance will move through later Tuesday into Wednesday morning with a reinforcing shot of colder air and heavy snowfall. The snow level could dip as low as 3,000 feet on Wednesday. Snow showers will even persist into Thursday as one last disturbance moves through the area, bringing total weekly snowfall accumulations in the 1–2-foot range, with locally higher amounts possible. Skies will clear on Friday with fair weather returning over the weekend; however, additional storms are on the radar for next week and through the end of the month. So we will make up for a lot of lost ground in snowfall after a very wet start to our winter season! If you have travel plans this week in the mountains, be prepared for dangerous driving conditions in near white-out and blizzard-like conditions. Travel is not recommended this week, if you must, be ultra prepared, pack extra supplies, and always carry tire chains. For the most up to date chain restriction information check socalmountains.com (click here)