Summary

- Thursday we have sunny skies and light winds with highs in the 40's. - Friday looks mainly dry during the day as the next storm approaches, Some light showers possible during the afternoon. Snow levels starting around 7,500 feet lower to 7,000 by evening. Ridgetop wind gusts increasing to 45+ mph by afternoon. - The storm pushes in Friday night lasting into Saturday night. Snow levels start around 7,000 feet falling to 6,500 feet Friday night, and 5,000 feet by Saturday evening. Ridgetop wind gusts increasing to 70+ mph possibly affecting upper mountain lift operations. We could see 16-30 inches of snow on the mountains above 7,000 feet by Sunday morning, and 5-13 inches at lake level. - A cold system dropping down from the north on Sunday keeps the snow going into Sunday night, with a final wave Monday keeping snow going into Monday night before ending by Tuesday morning. Snow levels continue to fall, dropping down near sea level by Tuesday morning. Ridgetop winds could increase to 100+ mph. We could see an additional 19-41 inches of snow on the mountains by Tuesday morning, and 14-31 inches at lake level. - We stay in a cold pattern Tuesday through the end of next week. It looks dry Tuesday through Friday. We could see the stormy pattern return sometime during the weekend of the 9th into the week of the 11th.

Short Term Forecast