The next winter weather system is expected to impact the Tahoe area on Tuesday. The latest system is forecasted to bring with it particularly heavy snowfall and the the lowest temps Tahoe has seen since January 2013. The brunt of the storm will be during the day Tuesday, especially between 10 am to 6 pm across the Sierra. Showers will taper off Wednesday with lingering Sierra showers into Thursday. 
Winter Storm Watch
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING: SNOW AND VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN ON TUESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A FOOT OR MORE IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND ICY DRIVING CONDITIONS. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR BACK-COUNTY ACTIVITIES.
Special Weather Statement
AN UNUSUALLY COLD WINTER STORM FOR LATE NOVEMBER WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TUESDAY THEN LINGER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
WINDS: EARLY TUESDAY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE SIGNIFICANT TURBULENCE FOR ANYONE FLYING IN FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. STRONG CROSS WINDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395 MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
SNOW: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL AS LOW AS 2000 FEET LEADING TO A SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER COMMUTE TIME FOR THOSE TRAVELING DOWN THE WESTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND ACROSS MUCH WESTERN NEVADA. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA…ONE FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. IN THE SIERRA VALLEYS…5 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE SIERRA SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES AND DEPARTURE TIMES.
COLD: MUCH COLDER AIR SETTLES OVER THE REGION FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. HIGHS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN IN THE 20S IN THE SIERRA VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL THE BE COLDEST AIR THUS FAR THIS SEASON AND POSSIBLY THE COLDEST PERIOD OF WEATHER SINCE JANUARY 2013. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE EARLY TO PROTECT POORLY INSULATED WATER LINES…LIVESTOCK AND OUTDOOR PETS FROM COLD RELATED PROBLEMS. THOSE HEADING OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS PROPERLY…WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY FALL AS LOW AS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.