Up to 12″ of Snow Forecast for Tahoe This Week Whoa! Snow? In Tahoe? It’s almost hard to believe at this point. Since we’re just as scared as you are about this forecast, we’re gonna let NOAA do most the talking here. NOAA is forecasting between 6-12″ of snow with snow levels as low as 3,500′ from this storm that is forecast to occur Friday and Saturday. A winter system is expected to drop into the Sierra and western Nevada Friday into Saturday bringing showers to the region. This is a colder system and snow levels will quickly lower to 4000-5000 feet by Friday night into Saturday morning. Accumulating snow is […] Weather Miles Clark | February 25, 2015 0 Comments
NOAA: 6-18″ of Snow Forecast for Lake Tahoe Today Another Pacific storm is impacting Lake Tahoe today. NOAA is forecasting 6-18″ of snow above 7,000-feet. Snow levels started at 8,000-feet but are expected to drop to lake level by Monday morning. Tahoe’s most recent storm dropped about 12-inches of snow on most of the West Side ski resorts. Mt. Rose reported 28″ from the storm. If this next storm does end up providing another foot or so, that’s definitely gonna help things significantly around here. How were the conditions in Tahoe during the recent storm? Find out here: […] Weather SnowBrains | February 9, 2015 1 Comment
Atomospheric River On-Track for Tahoe | 1-2′ of Snow Above 8,000′ The atmospheric river headed to the West Coast is still on-track to greatly impact Northern California. Some zones in NorCal are forecast to see up to 10-inches of rain this weekend. Tahoe is forecast to have high snow levels likely never dropping below 7,500-feet. Above 8,000-feet, Tahoe should see 1 to 2 feet of snow. The few peaks in the Tahoe area above 10,000-feet could see up to 4 feet of snow… Sunday – Monday forecast precipitation totals. Snow levels will generally be high but Friday […] Weather SnowBrains | February 5, 2015 0 Comments
NOAA: 12″ of Snow Forecast for Lake Tahoe This Weekend: NOAA has issued a Special Weather Statement for Lake Tahoe, CA for this weekend. They are calling for 6-12 inches of snow to fall in Tahoe over the weekend. This is a far cry for the up to 4-feet that was hoped for earlier this week, but we’ll take it. Every inch counts at this point. Squaw, Boreal, Northstar, Mt. Rose, and Heavenly are open in Lake Tahoe right now. LATEST FORECAST TRENDS ARE BRINGING IN MORE SNOW AND LOWER […] Weather SnowBrains | November 28, 2014 0 Comments
NOAA: Halloween Weekend = 14″ of Snow for Lake Tahoe, CA Halloween is my favorite holiday. This year, it’s everyone in NorCal’s favorite holiday. C’mon, do I even have to explain why? The Giants just won their 3rd World Series in 5 years & it’s gonna snow 14″ in Tahoe this weekend with snow levels down to 4,500-feet! It truly doesn’t get much better than this if you’re a NorCal resident. Fired up doesn’t even begin to explain it. A Pacific Frontal system is forecast to move into northern California on Friday afternoon with the frontal passage through the central valley expected early Friday evening. Therefore trick or treaters could see fairly wet conditions throughout the evening hours […] Weather SnowBrains | October 30, 2014 0 Comments