Wind to pick up tonight at Lake Tahoe ahead of weak weather system

A strong cold front will move across eastern California and western Nevada tonight and early Saturday morning, the National Weather Service in Reno reports. A wind advisory is in effect beginning at 10 p.m. tonight.
Southwest winds ahead of this front will increase with gusts up to 50 mph through the Sierra. Gusts to 60 mph will occur in wind prone areas along Highway 395, with Sierra ridge gusts up to 95 to 115 mph overnight. East of Lake Tahoe into western Nevada, wind gusts of up to 45 mph are possible overnight. Light rain and snow are also possible tonight and Saturday north of interstate 80, but no significant accumulation is expected. Behind the front, winds will shift to the northwest with highs Saturday 10 to 20 degrees cooler than today. Ski and snowboarding conditions should fare well after the system blows through, with sunny but cold weather expected on Sunday. A new batch of storms systems are expected to arrive next week.

The Forecast

Today: Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west between 20 and 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph increasing to between 55 and 60 mph. Winds could gust as high as 95 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Very windy, with a northwest wind 50 to 55 mph decreasing to between 35 and 40 mph. Winds could gust as high as 80 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Breezy, with a west wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy and blustery, with a low around 8.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny and breezy, with a high near 17. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday Night: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 9.
Tuesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high near 23.
Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy and windy, with a low around 10.
Wednesday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy and very windy, with a high near 25.
Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy and windy, with a low around 10.
Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny and windy, with a high near 28.