Summary

- Scattered snow showers for Tuesday. We could see a final dusting to an inch of snow on the east side of the lake, and 1-2 inches on the west side by Tuesday afternoon. Winds are gusting to 80+ mph over the ridges in the morning and 70+ in the afternoon, likely closing some upper mountain lifts. - We will see a break Tuesday night through Wednesday night but it stays cold. Ridgetop winds gusting to 35+ mph early Wednesday morning and increasing to 55+ mph through the day. Partly sunny Wednesday with highs in the 30s. - A stronger storm moves in early Thursday morning, with snow showers lingering into early Friday morning. We could see 1-2 feet of powdery snow on the mountains, and 6-12+ inches at lake level. Winds gusting to 70+ mph early Thursday morning and dropping to 55+ mph through the day, 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 night we could see a weak system bring a few snow showers. Then nicer weather for Sunday into Monday. Highs warming into the 30s on the mountains over the weekend, and 40s at lake level. - A weak ridge tries to keep us dry through the week of the 20th, but weakening systems will try to push into CA. The best chance to see a storm may be around next Wednesday.

Short Term Forecast