Several California counties are waiting more than an inch of snow this week and into the weekend, according to forecasts from National Weather Service (NWS) offices across the state.

A storm will bring several inches to high elevation areas of Northern California beginning Wednesday evening. The Sacramento NWS office has issued a winter weather advisory, with snow falling through Thursday night in Burney Basin, eastern Shasta County, parts of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and western Plumas and Lassen Park counties.

A storm will also bring snowfall to higher elevations further south, and widespread rain over lower elevations, according to the NWS office in Hanford. NWS lead forecaster Andrew Bollenbacher said Newsweek to is typical for this time of year, although it may have some impact on high elevation roads near Yosemite National Park.

According to data from the NWS, at least 6 inches of snow is expected over high elevation areas in Mariposa County and Tuolumne County.

“Snowfall looks to be higher in the northern parts of Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County and Mariposa County,” Bollenbacher said Newsweek.

Lower snowfall totals will spread further south, with an inch or more expected in Madera, Fresno and Tulare counties. Madera County could see as much as 4 inches, he said.

“That’s usually how these things go. The system comes through with higher totals further north in Yosemite National Park,” he said.

Snowfall totals decrease further south, with Kern County unlikely to see any.

Most of the snow will fall Saturday, Bollenbacher said. He added that since the forecast has been announced well in advance, there is unlikely to be any surprise impact from the storm, but some high-altitude roads may be closed for the winter season.

The NWS office in Hanford has not yet issued an official winter weather watch for the storm, but the warning could be issued Wednesday or Thursday.

“Be aware of any road closures if you encounter one,” Bollenbacher said.

In addition to snow, some lower elevation areas can expect rain related to the system.

“The same storm system is expected to bring more significant rainfall to the Sierra Foothills and San Joaquin Valley over the weekend, mostly Saturday,” NWS Hanford wrote on X. “This video shows the probabilities of a quarter inch of rain throughout the duration of the system.”

Winter weather is also affecting several other states, with a winter storm warning issued for Oregon, Wyoming and South Dakota, and a winter weather advisory issued for Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, South Dakota and Colorado. Various freeze clocks are also on site, warning people of low temperatures.