Weather
Big changes are coming to Lake Tahoe this week. Starting tomorrow, we’ll be seeing over 6” of new snow in the high country and by Wednesday night we’ll be looking at below zero temperatures. That’s a big departure from the clear skies and 50 degrees temperatures we’ve been “enjoying”. NOAA has released a Special Weather Statement for Lake Tahoe for this week.
After this storm rolls through we’ll be back to sun but the temperatures will be damn cold. 0 degrees at night and only up to 25F during the day. It’s gonna be a cold week in Tahoe. We have another chance of snow beginning on the weekend.
NOAA:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 337 AM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINDY TODAY THEN MUCH COLDER WITH SNOW FOR TUESDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AS THE FRONT APPROACHES WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS. GUSTS WILL REACH 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND 95. A BAND OF PRECIPITATION WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTH TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION MAY BRIEFLY BEGIN AS RAIN BELOW 5000 FEET...WITH SNOW LEVELS QUICKLY FALLING TO THE NEVADA VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND THE FRONT. RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON VALLEY FLOORS WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE SIERRA AND LAKE TAHOE BASIN. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE SNOW PERSISTS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE FRONT...VERY COLD AIR WILL SETTLE OVER THE WEST WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW FREEZING UNTIL LATER THIS WEEK. AFTERNOON HIGHS ACROSS THE WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 30 DEGREES WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. IN THE SIERRA...AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL REMAIN IN THE TEENS AND 20S WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND FALLING BELOW ZERO.
