Wet weather returns to Kern County on Wednesday

Our latest winter storm brings cooler temperatures, valley showers and thunderstorms and mountain snow down to 3,000 feet.

There is a chance for up to an inch along the Tejon and Tehachapi passes Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

TEMPERATURES ARE COOLING AHEADOF OUR NEXT STORMBRINGING VALLEY RAIN ANDMOUNTAIN SNOW WEDNESDAY ANDTHURSDAY.BAKERSFIELD WILL HAVE A HIGH IF61 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY, LAKEISABELLA IN THE LOW-50S AND THESOUTH MOUNTAINS WILLHAVE HIGHS IN THE 40S AND LOWSBELOW FREEZING.THIS STORM IS COMING FROM THEPACIFIC NORTHWESTBRINGING THAT COLD ALASKAN AIR.MOUNTAIN SNOW LEVEL WILLBE DROPPING TO 3,000 FEET, ORLOWER, IN THE KERN COUNTYMOUNTAINS BRINGING THE CHANCEFOR AN INCH OR LESS OFSNOW TO FALL ON THE TEJON ANDTEHACHAPI PASSESWEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAYMORNING.

AS FORRAIN, TOTALS WILL BE AROUND ATENTH TO A QUARTER OF ANINCH IN THE VALLEY ANDMOUNTAINS.

RAIN TOTALS COULD BEHIGHER IN AREAS THAT ATHUNDERSTORM PASSES THROUGH.THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY IN THEWESTERN PORTION OF THEVALLY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAYAFTERNOONS.THEY COULD BRING LOCALIZED HEAVYRAIN, GUSTYS WINDS,SMALL HAIL AND EVENINGLIGHTNING.THIS STORM WILL PUSH EAST ONFRIDAY LEAVING US DRY, BUT COLDMORNING LOWS ARE EXPECTED,SOMEVALLEY LOCATIONS COULDBE REACHING THE 30S.THIS WEEKEND WE ARE TRACKING AWARMING TREND, BACK TOSEASONAL CONDITIONS FOR THEFOLLOWING DAYS.STILL AHEAD -- MORE IMPACTS FROMTHE CORONAVIRUS --