Chain controls are in place Thursday morning from Baxter (exit 150) to Truckee (exit 184).

Thursday Storm:

The snow continues to fall Thursday into Thursday night. Gusty winds are causing low visibility. This storm will bring 1-2 feet of snow to the Sierra by the time it ends early Friday morning.

Be prepared for chain controls and slow driving through Thursday night lasting into Friday morning before conditions start to improve.

Friday:

Friday we should see clearing and the roads improving through the day, but likely starting the day with slow travel and chain controls until the roads start melting off.

Saturday - Monday Storm:

Saturday we could see snow from the next storm move in by afternoon and it may continue all the way into Monday night before clearing by Tuesday. Snow levels could start out back up between 5500-6500 ft. and falling slowly down to around 4500-5500 ft. by Sunday afternoon. Then below 4000 ft. Sunday night before the snow ends Monday morning.

Be prepared for another round of winter driving, slow travel, and chain controls if you plan to travel through the Sierra from Saturday through Monday morning. The roads should start to clear off through the day on Monday.

Long-Range:

We could see a break in the storms Tuesday through next Thursday the 8th. The next storm isn't forecast to move into CA until around the 9th, but that could change.

BA

P.S. NWS Graphs and Caltrans live cams are below (we don't control them)...

I-80 Road Cams:

Colfax, Exit 135 - 2,414'

Blue Canyon, Exit 154 - 5,022'

Cisco Grove, Exit 165 - 5,814'

Kingvale, Exit 171 - 6,095'

Castle Peak, Exit 176 - 7,165'

Donner Summit - 7,221'

Donner Lake, Exit 180 - 6,394'

Truckee, Exit 184 - 5,905'

Truckee, Exit 188 - 5,928'

Truckee Scales, Exit 191 - 5,826'

Floriston, Exit 199 - 5,291'

If you are traveling through the Sierra please use the links below for travel advisories as we do not give our opinions on the "safest" or "best" travel times for liability reasons. The storm timing, road conditions, & chain control areas are not guaranteed and are subject to change.

NWS Reno: https://www.weather.gov/rev/
NWS Sacramento: https://www.weather.gov/sto/
CA road conditions: http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-b... (and 1-800-427-7623)
NV road conditions: https://nvroads.com/
OSS weather share: http://oss.weathershare.org/#