Areas of the Tahoe region (above 7000′) could see as much as 12 inches of new snow over the next 12 hours. This lastest snowfall will add to the modest few inches the area received yesterday.
Latest Update from NOAA:
…SHOWERS CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH STRONG WINDS TO FOLLOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY OVER INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA…
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET… THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY.
* TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. UP TO 2 INCHES DOWN TO 6500 FEET.
* SNOW LEVELS: 7000 FEET FALLING TO LAKE LEVEL DURING THE LATE EVENING.
Forecast For Squaw Valley, CA
Today: Rain and snow showers. High near 31. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Tonight: Snow. Low around 26. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Thursday: Snow likely, mainly before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.