...SNOW IN THE SIERRA TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG JET MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PICK UP DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS ESPECIALLY BY SATURDAY. TRAVELERS SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY: 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 89... WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN. THE HIGHEST TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR MOUNT ROSE WHERE 3 TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
Today: Snow. High near 34. Windy, with a south wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Tonight: Snow. Low around 29. Very windy, with a south wind around 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.
Saturday: Snow. High near 34. Windy, with a south wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 12 to 18 inches possible.
Saturday Night: Snow. Low around 24. Windy, with a south wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible.
Sunday: Snow. High near 29. Breezy, with a south wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 11 to 17 inches possible.
Sunday Night: Snow. Low around 21. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.