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A strong cold front will move through the Sierra and Western Nevada beginning Sunday night bringing cold weather and periods of snow showers to Lake Tahoe through Monday, the National Weather Service reports.

The Lake Tahoe Community College Writers’ Series will proudly celebrate National Poetry Month on Friday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the LTCC Library.
Three award-winning poets — Kelle Groom, Lexa Hillyer, and Krista Lukas — will read from their works, engage the audience with a Q and A, and sign books. The event is free and open to the community. Books will be available for purchase.

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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.

A strong cold front will impact Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Thursday bringing colder temperatures and some light snow by late afternoon into the evening, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Southwest winds on Thursday ahead of the front will pick up, with gusts up to 40 mph, and Sierra ridges gusting over 60 mph. Bands of snow are forecast to develop behind the cold front Thursday afternoon and evening, with residual showers through Friday.

For the past 17 years, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District and Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue have collaborated together to teach the 4th graders at Incline Elementary School about Winter Wilderness Survival, better known as the “Hug-A-Tree” program. The program focuses on teaching children what to do should they ever find themselves lost in the wilderness. This year the program will be held at the Incline Elementary School on Wednesday, Feb. 6.

On Saturday morning I stopped by St. Theresa School with our kindergarten teacher to check on classroom pets because of how cold it was the night before. When we got into the building we quickly re...

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval declared a state of emergency Tuesday, citing extreme winter conditions in the Silver and prolonged periods of freezing temperatures that have increased the demand for propane in the Nevada.

“The declaration is a precautionary measure to ensure propane truck operators can support the needs of Nevada citizens during this prolonged cold weather pattern,” Sandoval said.

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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - As an unusual cold spell gripped parts of the West for a fifth day, some California citrus growers reported damage to crops and an agriculture official said national prices on...

A few more layers may be required this week as the weather around Lake Tahoe is expected to turn cold and windy. Low pressure and a cold front will be moving into the Sierra and Lake Tahoe Basin by late Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Ahead of the cold front, windy conditions are expected Wednesday with gusts 40-50 mph expected in eastern California and western Nevada mainly north of Highway 50. Ridge gusts of 80 to 90 mph are possible along the ridges.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Jan. 2-9:

A weather system is moving into northern California and will continue to push into the Lake Tahoe Basin, Sierra and western Nevada by Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. Larger systems are on tap through at least Tuesday.

Accumulations Saturday will be fairly light with 1 to 3 inches in the Sierra, 1 to 2 inches in northeast California and western Nevada above 5,000 feet and up to an inch on valley floors.

El Dorado County health officials are advising the public to prepare their homes, vehicles and families for cold weather.El Dorado County Health and Human Service Agency recommends the following ti...

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Christmas tree permits are sold out but tree cutting permits remain available on BLM lands in the Pinenut Mountains between Carson City and Yerington, the Clan Alpine and Desatoya mountains east of Fallon, and the Excelsior Mountains southeast of Hawthorne.

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Snow, heavy rain and strong winds are expected for the Sierra, Lake Tahoe and Western Nevada through the weekend. The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Winter Weather Advisory and Wind Advisory from 10 Thursday night through 4 p.m. Friday for areas above 7,000 feet. For the first wave of a series of three storms, anywhere between 8 to 16 inches of snow is expected around 7,000 feet and above and between 2 to 3 feet above 8,000 feet.

A lot of moisture is headed our way, but according to the latest from the National Weather Service in Reno, any significant snow is likely to be along the Sierra's higher elevations.
Fire up the prayer and meditation circles. We could use a drop in temperatures.

Here is the fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Southern Oregon and the Sierra for the week of Nov. 21 through Nov. 27.

A series of storm systems will move into Lake Tahoe and the Sierra this weekend but how much snow to expect is still up in the air. The first low will move into the region late Thursday night into Friday, with moist flow continuing ahead of the next system for the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Here is a video update from the National Weather Service in Reno regarding the winter storm moving into the Lake Tahoe Basin.
The strong cold front has moved into the Lake Tahoe area with snow levels expected down to the valley floors. Snowfall will be the heaviest Thursday night with lake effect snow bands possible on the east side of Lake Tahoe and in the Carson Range on Friday night as well as southeast of Pyramid Lake.

Cold weather, wind and snow is on the way, Lake Tahoe. A winter storm is expected later this week that will bring strong winds, much colder temperatures and 5 to 10 inches of snow to the Lake Tahoe Basin, the Sierra and possibly 2 to 5 inches on the valley floors of Western Nevada. A strong cold front will push through the region Thursday dropping temperatures 15 to 20 degrees below normal by Friday through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued.

The Lake Tahoe basin can expect seasonably warm weather through midweek with changes ahead that may bring snow down to lake level and the valley floors before the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
A cold front is forecast to bring gusty winds Thursday with showers spreading into the Sierra, Lake Tahoe Basin and western Nevada. Showers and much colder conditions will then spread over all the area Thursday night through Saturday with snow levels falling to all valley floors.