...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 3 TO 8 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL PRODUCE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. TRAVEL OVER SIERRA PASSES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT WITH CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY.
7-DAY FORECAST
This Afternoon: A chance of rain and snow showers, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then snow. Low around 31. Windy, with a southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Wednesday: Snow showers. High near 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Wednesday Night: Snow showers. Low around 18. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
FridayA 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.