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| ABOUT JULIAN
WEATHER: Because we are the first mountains the weather hits
off the Pacific ocean, weather can suddenly appear. I combine
my thirty years experience living here, a look at the Weather
Channels maps, plus stepping outside my door to make my predictions. |
| SNOW:
Julian is at 4200 elevation. Mt. Laguna is at 6000 elevation.
Snow is cold(this may seem obvious to most people but everytime
it snows we get teenage girls up here in shorts and blue from
top to bottom). In order for it to snow it has to be 32 degrees
and wind makes it even colder. Dress warm. Choose coats that
break the wind. Dress in layers, once you get climbing around
sledding you will want to take layers off. While it is snowing
the Highway patrol will close our roads to vehicles without chains.
After it stops snowing and the sun heats the roads up a little,
the roads will be opened. I have found out through the years
that KFMB 760 am has the best updates on conditions. I will also
update this page as to the best places for snow fun and snow
levels. |
| WIND:
Santa AnaWinds blow in from the Northeast. During the summer
the winds are dry and hot because they have just blown through
the desert. During the winter the winds are dry and cold because
they are cold from the snows in the Rocky Mountains. The winds
will be funneled through the canyons and valleys. Slow down.
Drive under 45 miles an hour. After 45 your vehicle starts lifting
off the road and losing tire area. If you have a flat sided vehicle
like an RV, slow down even more. In the Santa Ana winds it is
not rare for fully loaded 18-Wheeled Truck to be flipped over
by the winds on Highway 8. |
| FOG: There
is nothing us locals dislike more that driving in the fog. We
are at such a high altitude that clouds will lock down on us,
reducing visibility. Sometimes I have been able to see only 10
feet ahead of my car. If you find yourself having to drive in
these conditions, pull off the road and wait for another car
to pass you and follow them. We locals are used to driving for
two or three other people. We know the road signs, line patterns
and road angles that help us get through. |