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By Bryan Allegretto, Forecaster Posted 5 years ago January 16, 2019

Big Range of Totals So Far, Big Snowfall Coming Next 48 Hours....

Summary

- Wednesday we could see more light to moderate snow with snow levels increasing to 6,500 feet by late afternoon, and ridgetop winds increasing to 90+ mph. Then Wednesday night heavy snow pushes in with snow levels rising to 7,000-7,500 feet and then falling close to 6,000 feet by Thursday morning. We could see an additional 11-29 inches of snow on the mountains by Thursday morning. - Thursday heavy snow continues with snow levels falling to around 4,500 feet by late afternoon, and ridgetop winds gusting to 90+ mph. Then snow showers Thursday night taper off by Friday morning with snow levels dropping below 4000 feet. We could see an additional snowfall of 11-24 inches on the mountains by Friday morning. - Friday into Saturday high pressure builds in with nice weather and highs in the 30's on the mountains and lighter winds. The next storm moves in Sunday with several inches of snow possible on the mountains and gusty winds. - Then we are expecting a dry pattern to build in starting Monday the 21st through the last week of January.

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About Our Forecaster

Bryan Allegretto

Forecaster

Bryan Allegretto has been writing insightful posts about snow storms for over the last 15 years and is known as Tahoe's go-to snow forecaster. BA grew up in south Jersey, surfing, snowboarding, and chasing down the storms creating the epic conditions for both.

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