Summary

- The next storm will weaken as it moves into CA on Wednesday. We should see scattered snow showers throughout the day. We could see a dusting to an inch of snow, with maybe up to 2 inches NW of the lake along the crest. Highs in the 30s at lake level and 20s on the mountains. Ridgetop winds gusting to 50+ mph from the SW. - Thursday through Saturday we should be dry with highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s. Warming into the 40s at lake level Friday into Saturday. South winds increasing Friday afternoon to 40+ mph on the ridges and increasing to 50+ mph for Saturday. - At some point on Sunday into Sunday night, the next storm pushes in with light-moderate snow. Colder air pushes in as well with snow levels dropping below lake level. Snow showers could linger into Monday. But Monday night we could see totals of 2-6 inches on the east side of the lake, and 4-11 on the west side. Highs in the 30s at lake level and 20s on the mountains. - Tuesday we should see a break with scattered snow showers possible. Then a final weak system could bring light snow for Christmas Day. - The long-range trend is for high pressure to build off the West Coast. That may bring us a drier period from the 26th into the first week of January.

Short Term Forecast