Grapevine/Tehachapi

I've not seen snow stick on the highway during daylight hours at Tehachapi. Winds tomorrow are forecast for 10-15mph which isn't bad at all.

Where are you headed? Would 101 work instead? We often head to Paso Robles area. Have gone 101 or 5/Grapevine or Tehachapi many times each. Recent trips I've preferred the latter to avoid L.A. traffic. 101 is second best but I take highway 126 from 5 to 101.

Thanks everyone..we are playing it safe and sitting it out for a few days!

Wait until Monday or Tuesday

I likewise prefer Techachapi. I also watch a number of weather apps - Wind Alert, one of the best - and do not leave until it looks safe.

Outward Bound wrote:
Planning to leave tomorrow from the Central Valley to Indian Wells (new at the snowbird gig).
Snow and high winds are being projected over both these routes.
Any suggestions...please!

Snow and high winds and RV?
A definite stay off the road until all is determined to be safe.

Why on earth would anyone want to put themselves/family and others on the road in danger. :(

Personally, I would choose Tehachapi over the Grape vine. Less steep, long grades. The road is in much better condition on the Tehachapi and less hard on your RV.

2oldman wrote:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD PROBABLY YELL AT YOU TO STAY HOME.

IMHO + experoemce, I generally find the National Weather Service the LEAST accurate of the many weather applications. The NWS tend to awfulize the conditions. When I left Bakersfield the NWS reported 20 mph winds at Tehachpi, based on other weather apps reports, I took off. The winds were no more than 7mph. I look at 3 or 4 other weather applications and based on genera/average predictions, I make my decision to leave or stay.
If it is windy I just get behind an 18 wheel truck until I get out of the wind.
If in any doubt, stay put at Bakersfield until the storm or wind blows over.

I would wait also. I understand that both 395 and 14 are closed to all traffic larger than an auto. Wait a day, the storm will pass.

Ron

It appears this storm will be a brief one, so why not just stay put for a couple of days? The combination of snow and high winds makes for poor visibility as well as other adverse conditions.

Hang in Bakersfield until winds die down, then pick best route from current weather report.