Two systems will bring rain and snow to Northern California over the next few days, one coming right after the other.

A series of storms is bringing soaking rain, gusty winds and mountain snowfall to California through this weekend into early in the week ahead. The heaviest rainfall is expected across Southern California,

The Sacramento area was mostly drying out Friday as residents were seeing a mix of cool weather, clouds, and scattered showers ahead of another round of wet weather, with changing conditions extending into the Sierra Nevada,

As much of Northern California remains damp Friday after the bulk of a Thursday storm moves out, another weather system will arrive late this weekend, bringing with it more widespread rain and light snow.

A strong atmospheric river moving inland Wednesday night through Friday will bring heavy rain and wind to Stockton as well as snow in the Sierra.

A powerful atmospheric river was sweeping across Northern California on Thursday, bringing widespread rain, gusty winds, and high-elevation snow to the Sacramento region, forecasters said.

An ongoing winter storm has brought heavy snowfall to Northern California's Cascade Range, prompting the closure of the main highway through Lassen Volcanic National Park, officials announced.

Besides the slopes, resorts around California will offer tubing, ice skating, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and more.

In less than 24 hours, California experienced nearly a dozen weather and natural events - heavy rain, flooding, lightning, snow, high winds, landslides, fog, blowing dust, wildfires, a rainbow and an earthquake. And this came just one day after the aurora illuminated skies across the state and much of the nation.