While the skies break blue around parts of the Lake Tahoe region today, a winter storm is set to return this evening, bringing snow and high winds to the northern Sierra– especially Lassen Peak.
Related: The Sierra Are Looking Snowy This Morning [Photo Tour + Snowfall Totals]
Tahoe should also see some moderate accumulation out of this second, colder system with Carson Pass, Sugar Bowl, Mt Rose, and Donner Pass waking up to a second round of snow on Tuesday morning.
LET IT SNOW!
NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHESTER…QUINCY…BLUE CANYON 330 AM PDT MON OCT 31 2016
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT TUESDAY.
* MAIN IMPACT…SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS.
* TIMING…LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
* LOCATIONS…INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS, HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT AND LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.