Snow and cold weather could return to Lake Tahoe and Sierra next week

While the Presidents' Day holiday weekend will be dry with above normal temperatures, a change to a colder and wetter weather pattern for Lake Tahoe and the Sierra is becoming more likely next week beginning Tuesday, the National Weather Service in Reno reports.

The image above shows a model projection by next Tuesday afternoon for the location of low pressure and cold front, with 500 mb heights shown by the green lines and core of upper level jet stream shaded in yellow and orange.

If this scenario occurs, then much colder temperatures will spread over eastern California and western Nevada by Tuesday and continue through Wednesday.

The potential for snow for Lake Tahoe and the Sierra would also increase, with a period of gusty winds from the Sierra to western Nevada ahead of the cold front passage. Some uncertainty exists in the track and intensity of this storm, and how much moisture will spread into western Nevada, but as this event gets closer more details will be included in upcoming weather story graphics.