Summary

- A weak system moves through Thursday morning. We could see a dusting to an inch of snow on the east side of the lake and 1-2 inches on the west side. Maybe up to 3 inches on the crest. The snow ends by late morning. A cold day with highs in the 30s at lake level and 20s on the upper mountains. Ridgetop winds gusting to 30+ mph. - Friday we have brief ridging with sunny skies and highs in the 30s on the upper mountains and 40s at lake level. - Friday night into Saturday another weak system moves through with snow showers ending Saturday evening. This one could drop a dusting to an inch on the east side of the lake, and 1-2 inches on the west side. Highs in the 20s on the mountains and 30s at lake level. Ridgetop winds to 70+ mph Saturday morning and coming down to 50+ mph in the afternoon. Some upper mountain lift closures likely. - We could see a break Sunday during the day but cold and winds gusting to 40+ mph over the ridges. Then by Sunday evening, the next weak system could move in with snow showers Sunday night into Monday. This system could bring another dusting up to an inch or two. It stays cold into Monday but ridgetop wind gusts could increase to 50+ mph. - Another weak system Monday night into Tuesday. The forecast models are not in agreement on whether this system could bring a dusting or several inches of snow, so we'll keep watching. - We could see a break Wednesday before a stronger storm is possible next Thursday - Friday. Snow showers could linger into MLK weekend, but a drier pattern could build in over the weekend through the week of the 20th.

Short Term Forecast