When Will Winter Storm Arrive In Banning & Beaumont? Back-To-Back Storms On The Way

BANNING, CA —Two inbound storm systems will drop temperatures in Banning and Beaumont through the remainder of the week, bringing rain and more mountain snow to lower elevations, the National Weather Service San Diego reports.

A winter storm warning is in effect in the Pass Area and all Riverside County mountains Thursday evening through Sunday morning, with the added warning of possible heavy snow and strong winds.

The strongest winds were forecast for Friday night, forecasters said. Gusty winds could blow about unsecured objects, tree limbs may be blown down, and power outages are possible, the NWS reports.

National Weather Service's Detailed Forecast For Banning:

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 10pm. Low around 44. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. High near 50. West wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 55.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

As much as 2 feet of snow could fall above 6,000 feet, with 1 to 5 inches possible at lower elevations down to 4,000 feet, according to the weather service. The first system will arrive Thursday evening and into Friday, followed by another round of precipitation Friday night into Sunday.

"Snowy and windy conditions with significant reductions in visibility are possible, especially during the morning commute on Friday," according to the NWS.

A wind advisory will also be in effect for Riverside County mountains from noon through midnight.

Wind gusts of up to 70 mph are possible in some areas.

Temperatures were forecast to start falling Thursday, plummeting further on Friday and Saturday.

"The weather will turn sharply colder Friday through Sunday as a series of shortwaves in cold northwest flow brings rain, wind and mountain snow," according to the NWS.

Weather service officials said Southwest Riverside County should expect approximately a quarter-inch of rain.

The San Diego County mountains will likely receive the most precipitation during the first wave of the storm, with 1 to 1.75 inches of rain possible, while coastal and valley areas could get between a quarter-inch to an inch of rain.

Desert areas will see 0.1 to 0.25 inches, forecasters said.

As the second front moves into the region Saturday, more rain will fall in mountain areas, along with another quarter-inch possible in valley areas. Meanwhile, the snow level will drop to about 3,500 feet, with "several more inches" of snow likely.