NOAA: 4″ of Snow Forecast for Idaho This Weekend The storm that dropped up to 6″ of snow on Oregon and Washington yesterday is now romping through Idaho. Idaho is forecast to get 1-4″ of snow today. Try not to forget, it’s summer. It’s September. It’s summer, and it’s snowing. This is a good thing. “It will be rainy, snowy and cool this weekend, especially across the Central Mountains and Upper Snake Highlands. 1-4” of snow with locally higher amounts are expected in the Central […] SnowBrains | September 4, 2015 0 Comments
NOAA’s Official Early Winter 2015/16 Outlook for the USA: Nov, Dec, Jan NOAA just release their early winter outlook for the USA yesterday. They released temperature and precipitation maps for this coming November, December, and January. These maps continue to show an El Nino pattern with a warm and dry pacific northwest and a wet southwest. NOAA’s November, December, January precipitation outlook is showing above average precipitation in the SoCal, Arizona, New Mexico, southern Utah, Colorado and southern Alaska. Below average precipitation forecast in the pacific […] Weather SnowBrains | August 21, 2015 1 Comment
Blizzard Slamming New Zealand Right Now | 36″ of Snow Already 40cm has fallen at the top of the Home Basin (1760m) and 20cm at the car park (1260m). It started snowing up top in the early hours of the morning, and at the Base Building around 8.30am. It is still snowing steadily now at TC, and has started snowing in Lake Wanaka.MetService of New Zealand has been warning of severe weather and heavy snow for the South Island in New Zealand this week. Up to 100cms (40″) “This is shaping up to be the biggest single dump we’ve had since 2010. At peak intensity 5cm per hour was dumping on us this morning. Conditions on the […] Weather SnowBrains | June 17, 2015 0 Comments
6-24″ of Snow for Tahoe Tomorrow Lake Tahoe just got 4-8″ of snow yesterday. NOAA is now forecasting another 1-2 feet of snow for Tuesday and Wednesday morning. They’re saying 6-12″ above 4,000-feet and 1-2 feet of snow on the higher peaks. This is one of our biggest storms of the year and it’s happening very late after much of our base has melted away and many of our ski resorts have closed. Nevertheless, this is a great thing and the boys sill be charging. Just don’t […] SnowBrains | April 6, 2015 1 Comment
NOAA: 8-12″ of Snow Forecast for Lake Tahoe Sun-Tues Finally, some good news for the California drought situation. Lake Tahoe is expecting snow. Early forecasts from NOAA are saying 8-12 inches of snow is possible in the Donner Summit area beginning Sunday and ending Tuesday. This storm will come in two waves with the second wave on Tuesday being the stronger wave. There isn’t much snow left at Squaw/Alpine, but this storm will certainly make the Palisades and Mainline […] SnowBrains | April 2, 2015 1 Comment
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
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
1-Foot of Snow or More Forecast for Utah, Colorado, New Mexico: The Southern Rockies are about to get a healthy helping of snow. It’s gonna be a great weekend in Utah, Southwest Colorado, and New Mexico. – Utah is forecast to get 12-18″ of snow between today and Jan. 31st. – New Mexico is forecast to get 12-16″ of snow tonight through Saturday. – Southwest Colorado is forecast to get 6-12″ of snow Friday and Saturday. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THIS AREA WITH AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE ABOUT 8500 FEET. […] Weather SnowBrains | January 29, 2015 0 Comments
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