Holiday weekend forecast: Winter weather advisory, rain and possible flooding

Mother Nature must not want South Lake Tahoe to enjoy summer, quite yet. After a day of and night of thunder, lightning and rain, more is in the forecast.

There is a Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 5:00 a.m. Saturday morning, calling for snow above 8000 feet. 1-3" of snow with isolated areas seeing up to 6". Areas affected are Mt Rose, Carson, Ebbetts, Sonora and Tioga passes and high elevation hiking trails around the Lake Tahoe area, Alpine County and Mono County.

If that weren't enough for the Memorial Day weekend, there is a flash flood watch in place all day with additional showers and thunderstorms are expected this morning and afternoon with locally heavy rainfall possible on already saturated soils. The heaviest rainfall looks likely in the Reno-Tahoe region this morning, transitioning into northeast California and northwest Nevada this afternoon.

But not all is lost for the holiday and Sunday and Monday are call for sunny skies and no chance of rain (or snow) at this time.

The forecast from the National Weather Service in Reno:

Today - Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 50. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight - Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday - Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night - Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Memorial Day - Sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Tuesday - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 71.

Tuesday Night - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Wednesday - A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Wednesday Night - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Thursday - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.