
UPDATE 5:00 p.m. Saturday – There has been an adjustment to the forecast for Sunday and Monday:
Tonight -Rain likely after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday – Rain before 5pm, then rain and snow. High near 43. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night – Snow, mainly before 5am. Low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
M.L.King Day – A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 16. East wind around 5 mph.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – One storm left and another is on the way, but it will be much smaller and is packing less of a punch. The National Weather Service (NWS) has put a Winter Weather Watch in place from Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. to Monday morning at 4:00 a.m. It calls for the possibility of heavy snow, especially above 7000 feet. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 8 inches, except 8 to 18 inches above 7000 feet possible. Some localized areas could see amounts up to 2 feet along the Sierra Crest. Winds could gust as high as 80 mph over the ridges. It’s a quick moving front and will make way for high pressure to sit off the coast, bringing dry and sunny skies to Lake Tahoe.
The forecast from NWS in Reno:
Saturday – Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night – A chance of rain and snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday – A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then rain between 10am and 4pm, then rain and snow after 4pm. High near 43. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday Night – Snow, mainly before 10pm. Low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
M.L.King Day – A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 18.
Tuesday – Sunny, with a high near 39.
Tuesday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Wednesday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Thursday – Sunny, with a high near 44.
Thursday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Friday -Sunny, with a high near 45.
Friday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Saturday – Sunny, with a high near 46.
