Snow, More Rain For Thanksgiving Weekend: Santa Cruz County

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — After wind, rain, snow and high surf pummeled Santa Cruz County Tuesday night and into Wednesday, a new round of stormy weather will be heading into the region this weekend after a somewhat drier Thanksgiving Day, according to the National Weather Service.

The new system, a so-called atmospheric river, will bring fresh rain to the region starting Saturday and is expected to dump most of its precipitation overnight and into Sunday before tapering off, said Weather Service Meteorologist Carolina Walbrun.

"The (current) system is now moving south over us and we're still seeing some lingering showers from the cold air that's filtering in behind it," Walbrun said.

This storm, which brought high winds, hail and snow, will significantly slow down on Thanksgiving Day and should clear out completely by Friday night.

Then on Saturday, the new system will move in with a fresh round of rain for at least parts of the region.

"There will be more rain than we had with this previous one but we're uncertain where that rain is going to fall," Walbrun said. "It's like a fire hose that's hard to control. We don't know where it's going to aim."

The current system also prompted a high surf advisory for the coastal areas, which has been extended until 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Snow and freezing temperatures are expected across the Santa Cruz Mountains.

—Bay City News contributed to this report.