Tahoe Daily Snow
By Bryan Allegretto, Forecaster Posted 5 years ago February 8, 2019
Cold & Snowy Weekend, Continuing into Next Week...
Summary
- Friday we have increasing clouds and ridgetop winds, with highs in the 20's. We could see some light snow showers by evening. The ridge winds could increase to 40+ mph. - For the weekend we are watching 2 cold systems. A weaker system moves in to our South Friday night bringing 2-5 inches of snow by Saturday morning. Then more snow showers for Saturday, increasing later in the day as the next storm moves in. We could see an additional 2-6 inches of snow by Saturday evening. Ridge winds of 55+ mph on Saturday, increasing into the evening. Snow levels around 3,500 feet. - A stronger storm moves in Saturday evening into Sunday morning, with snow showers lingering into Sunday evening before clearing out Sunday night. We could see 1-2 feet of additional snowfall by Sunday morning, and a final 3-6 inches by Sunday evening. Ridge winds increasing up to 100 mph Saturday night into Sunday morning. Then coming down later Sunday afternoon. - We could see scattered light snow showers on Monday into Tuesday from a weak system. Another cold system moving down from the north Tuesday night into Wednesday could bring several more inches of snow. Highs remain in the 20's. - There could be another cold storm moving down from the north for the weekend of the 16th bringing more snow. This system could possibly pull in some warmer subtropical moisture. - The active pattern could continue into the week of the 18th.
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