Summary

Cold and windy today with snow showers. Winds will be gusting over 50 mph on the upper mountains. We could see 1-5 inches of additional accumulation across the Tahoe basin. Tonight snow showers continue through the evening. Then after midnight heavier snow begins to push in with the next storm. By 4 a.m. we could have 5-8 more inches across the Tahoe basin. Sunday we will have high winds and heavy snow that will last into Sunday night. We could see an additional 7-11 inches of snow at lake level during the day and 10-16 inches Sunday night. For the mountains we could see an additional 7-15 inches during the day and 12-19 inches Sunday night. Winds will be gusting over 100 mph on the mountain tops creating whiteout conditions. The snow lightens on Monday and could begin to taper off by Monday evening. We could see an addtional 2-4 inches of snow Monday across the Tahoe basin. Winds will diminish starting Monday. Starting Tuesday high pressure builds in for an extended period of dry weather. Temperatures stay cold for the remainder of next week with highs in the 30's. We could see a break in the storms for 10+ days.

Short Term Forecast