Spring snow

It's April 22 — a month after the spring equinox! Outside this morning there were more than 5 inches of SNOW on the car and ground. yes we need moisture, but shouldn't it be liquid at this time of year.

This is a light dusting on Mother's Day or Father's Day, this is five inches of snow. See the photos Shane Fender took outside the office just about an hour ago:




Here's the latest National Weather Service forecast for Idyllwild:

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
722 AM PDT THU APR 22 2010


RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
722 AM PDT THU APR 22 2010

.NOW...
LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
INLAND EMPIRE...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OVER THE AREA BEYOND 9
AM. AT 715 AM THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS WERE OVER SAN DIEGO COUNTY
ESTATES AND ALPINE. ISOLATED BRIEF THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE- TENTH
OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE.  UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW PER HOUR IS POSSIBLE
ABOVE ABOUT 3500 FEET IN SOUTHERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
FOG...LOCALLY DENSE...WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS.