Winter Weather Advisory issued for Lake Tahoe Wednesday
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/12/2016 - 11:39am
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada starting at 4 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2016.
The first storm in potentially a series of them is forecast to impact the area according to NWS in Reno. There is an additional chance for a storm late Thursday and again Saturday, but forecast confidence in these is lower.
Their forecast:
Today - Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight - A 20 percent chance of rain after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday - Snow. High near 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Wednesday Night - Snow showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday - A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night - A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday - A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night - A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy.
Saturday - Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy.
Saturday Night - A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy.
Sunday - A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Sunday Night - A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Martin Luther King Day - A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
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