More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Series Of Winter Storms On Tap This Week A predicted series of storms is expected to be an atmospheric river-type event with widespread heavy rain, gusty winds, and heavy, low-elevation snow this week. Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) team of meteorologists is forecasting a series of winter storms over the next several days. PG&E is encouraging customers to be prepared and have a plan in case of weather-related power outages. The storm series is shaping up to be an atmospheric river-type event with widespread heavy rain, gusty winds, and heavy, low-elevation snow, and will unfold Tuesday afternoon and continue into Thursday. The effects will be felt across the entire PG&E service area, particularly in the Sierra foothills, where snow levels could drop as low as 2,000 feet. At higher elevations, accumulation could mean several feet of snow.