Winter is arriving early here in California:

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
718 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
718 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009
.NOW...
SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.
HIGH COUNTRY MOTORISTS ON HIGHWAY 50...HIGHWAY 88...HIGHWAY 4 AND
HIGHWAY 108 WILL LIKELY SEE PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ON THE ROADWAYS. SLIPPERY SPOTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING IN THE LOW TO MID 30S.
LOOK FOR THE SNOW SHOWERS TO DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER
ABOUT 10 AM.
SLOW DOWN AND ANTICIPATE WINTER LIKE CONDITIONS AT THE PASSES THIS
MORNING. CARRY WARM CLOTHING AND PLAN ON POSSIBLE DELAYS.