Your Latest Forecast
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Chris Larson
Chief Meteorologist
Brace yourselves for a return to winter weather here across the region for next week. A significant winter storm will move into the Sierra Nevada starting Sunday night. This storm will be a multi-day event with heavy snow in the mountains at times from Monday through Thursday morning. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Sierra and Lake Tahoe; this starts Sunday evening and runs through Wednesday evening. Over the course of three + days 3-5 feet of snow will be possible for the higher terrain along the Sierra Crest with significant snowfall down to lake level. The current forecast brings more than a foot and, in some places, more than two feet to the lake. The heaviest snow will be on the western side of the lake... but the entire basin will be impacted.  This is going to be a colder and more dynamic storm than more recent events. That means snow down here on the valley floor will be possible. The latest model runs try to bring in rain and snow shower...
