NOAA: Gulf of Alaska Storm to Bring Snow Down to 6,000-Feet in Idaho This Weekend Snow in June? Yep you read the title right. A Gulf of Alaska Storm will bring snow to the Idaho this weekend. NOAA is talking about snow levels as low as 6,000-feet. “We’re back to having sunny and dry weather for the next few days, but current projections show a drastic change coming by Friday morning. A weather […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 5, 2017 0 Comments
Gulf of Alaska Storm for California Friday-Saturday | 6-12″ of Snow Forecast NOAA is tracking a Gulf of Alaska storm forecast to hit California on Friday and Saturday. At this point, they are calling for 6-12″ of snow for the Lake Tahoe region with much lesser amounts for Yosemite and Mammoth. Snow level are forecast to be around 4,500-feet. A cool system from the Gulf of Alaska is on the way. This […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 17, 2015 1 Comment
Gulf of Alaska Storm to Hit California Hard Tomorrow | 1-3″ of Snow/Hour, Coldest Temps Since 2013, 100mph Winds, 12-18″ Snow Forecast NOAA is forecasting the strong Gulf of Alaska storm they’ve been tracking the past week to hit California hard tomorrow with snowfall rates from 1-3″ per hour between 11am and 5pm. NOAA does not recommend travel in the Sierra during this time. NOAA currently has a Winter Storm Warning issued for the west slope and Sierra crest, a Winter Weather […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 23, 2015 0 Comments
Gulf of Alaska Storm Upgraded for California | 6-24″ of Snow Forecast, 2,000-Foot Snow Levels NOAA has been following a Gulf of Alaska Storm system headed to California via one of two possible tracks: a colder, drier, more likely, overland track & a wetter, less likely, oversea track. Yesterday, they were giving the wetter track only a 20% chance. Today, they’re going with the previously less likely, wetter track saying that the Lake Tahoe region […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 22, 2015 0 Comments
NOAA: 2 Options for Gulf of Alaska Storm Headed to California for Thanksgiving | 4-8″ or 12-18″ of Snow The cold Gulf of Alaska storm headed for California is forecast to take one of two potential paths: one over land that would be colder and drier & one over sea that would be wetter, bringing big snow to the Sierras. The wetter, green path could bring 12-18″ of snow to the Sierras. The drier, blue path would bring 4-8″ […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 21, 2015 3 Comments
NOAA: Gulf of Alaska Storm On Track for California | 4-12″ Forecast, 2,000′ Snow Levels NOAA continues to track a cold Gulf of Alaska Storm that will impact California early next week. This will be the 4th Gulf of Alaska Storm in a row to hit California in the past month. This cold storm is forecast to begin in CA on Monday night and bring snow levels as low as 2,000-feet, which would be our […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 20, 2015 0 Comments
NOAA: Gulf of Alaska Storm Headed to California Monday | 12-24″ of Snow Forecast with Lowest Snow Levels of Season NOAA is tracking a cold Gulf of Alaska Storm forecast to hit California as early as Monday next week that could potentially drop 12-24″ of snow on the Sierra Nevada mountains of California including Tahoe & Mammoth. This will be the 4th Gulf of Alaska storm in a row to impact California in the past month. “The next storm system […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 19, 2015 4 Comments
4th Gulf of Alaska Storm in a Row to Hit California on Thanksgiving Gulf of Alaska Storm #4 is forecast to slam into California next week during Thanksgiving. NOAA forecasts the storm to arrive on Wednesday, Nov. 25th, and last through Friday, Nov. 27th. “A storm system has the potential to bring hazardous weather the Central California Interior as early as Tuesday night next week. The exact track of the storm is still […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 18, 2015 0 Comments