Summary

- Slight clearing for Monday morning, cold with highs in the 20s on the upper mountains and 30s at lake level. Increasing clouds in the afternoon. Winds gusting to 50+ mph over the ridges, increasing to 80+ mph by late afternoon. - A cold and snowier system moves in Monday evening with scattered snow showers lingering into Tuesday. We could see 2-4 inches of snow on the east side of the lake, and 4-8 inches on the west side with this storm by Tuesday afternoon. Winds Tuesday could be gusting to 80+ mph over the ridges in the morning and 70+ in the afternoon, likely closing some upper mountain lifts. - We could see a break Tuesday night into Wednesday evening but it stays cold. Ridgetop winds gusting to 35+ mph early Wednesday morning and increasing to 55+ mph through the day. Highs in the 20s on the upper mountains and 30s at lake level. - A stronger storm moves in late Wednesday night into Thursday, with snow showers lingering into Thursday night. We could see 1-2 feet of powdery snow on the mountains, and 6-12+ inches at lake level. Winds gusting to 60+ mph on Thursday, possibly affecting some upper mountain lift operations. - A drier pattern begins to build in Friday through MLK weekend. We should see sunny skies Friday with lighter winds and still cold. Saturday we could see a weak system bring a few snow showers in the afternoon. Then nicer weather for Sunday into Monday. Highs warming into the 30s on the mountains over the weekend, and possibly 40s at lake level Sunday - Monday. The drier pattern may continue through the week of the 20th and to the end of the month. That doesn't mean that weaker systems couldn't push in next week, but overall expecting drier weather and below-average precipitation.

Short Term Forecast