Summary

Cold with snow showers today. Only expecting an inch or two of additional snowfall with a few inches possible along the crest. The snow may taper off for a short time this afternoon and evening. The next storm moves in during the early morning hours Friday. We could see a few inches before daybreak. Then heavier snowfall Friday and turning to snow showers Friday night. By Saturday morning we could see an additional 7-14 inches as lake level from this storm, and 9-18 inches on the mountains. Saturday morning some lingering snow showers with a few more inches of snow possible. Then we may see another break Saturday afternoon and evening. Snow showers may continue West of the lake along the crest. The final storm moves in after midnight Saturday night. By Sunday morning we could pick up 3-6 inches at lake level and 6-12 inches on the mountains. Then the heaviest snow falls Sunday into Sunday night, before lighter snow showers linger into Monday and possibly Monday night. Total additional snowfall from this 2 day storm could be 16-32 inches at lake level, and 18-38 inches on the mountains. Winds will die down a little today with mountain top gusts this morning around 60 mph, and they may drop to 50 mph. Then they could stay in that range through the Friday storm before falling off a bit more Saturday. Then Saturday night into Sunday very windy again with ridge gusts over 100 mph before falling off again Monday. Starting Tuesday high pressure builds in. We should stay in a dry pattern for at least 10 days. There are signs of a possible pattern change around Feb 3rd that could bring back storms.

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