Recent Snowfall + Feet of Snow Ahead for Tahoe

The main story this week is the big storm that will produce massive snow totals across the Sierra Nevada Range, but prior to this storm, the Southwest has enjoyed a great storm cycle in recent days. Check out the 5-day snow totals for the period ending on Tuesday morning.

Arizona Snowbowl came in with the deepest total during this period (54 inches!) while Southwest Colorado also did quite well with 40 inches at Silverton. Northern New Mexico also scored the goods during the day on Tuesday with additional heavy totals likely to be added on Wednesday's report.

From Wednesday through Friday, an atmospheric river will take aim at California while cold temperatures in place will support relatively high snow to liquid ratios and huge snowfall totals as a result. Check out the 5-day forecast for Wednesday through Saturday – yes, some areas in the Sierras could potentially see storm totals of over 100 inches!

Forecast for Wed, Jan 27 – Thu, Jan 28

Heavy snow will fall throughout this period across Tahoe and the Sierras, while the Southern Cascades, Southern/Central Idaho, and the Tetons in Wyoming will also pick up good snowfall. Snow will linger across the Northeast early on Wednesday, then a storm will move across the Mid-Atlantic with snow favoring the Southern Appalachians. 

Forecast for Fri, Jan 29 – Sat, Jan 30

The Sierras and Southern California will continue to pick up heavy snow on Friday with moderate snow continuing across the Northern Rockies. The storm will finally move inland across the Rockies on Friday night and Saturday with snow picking up across the Southwest and Southern Rockies. The BC Coast Range and WA/OR Cascades will see snow on Friday night and Saturday as the next storm approaches. A weak disturbance could produce some light snow showers across the Northeast on Friday.

Forecast for Sun, Jan 31 – Mon, Feb 1

Heavy snow will fall across Coastal BC and Washington on Sunday before spreading into the BC Interior and south into Oregon and California on Monday. A storm will also move into the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday and Monday with heavy snow possible for portions of the Appalachians, though some areas could see rain mix in at times. 

Outlook for Tue, Feb 2 – Sat, Feb 6

A storm will move across the West Coast and Rockies during the early part of this period with the Cascades, Sierras, and Central Rockies most likely to be favored. The West will then see a break in the pattern toward the latter portion of this period as high pressure arrives. The Northeast/New England could see some snow early in this period depending on the track of the Sunday/Monday storm, but then a relatively quiet pattern is expected to follow. 

Thanks so much for reading! Check back for my next post on Friday, January 29th.

ALAN SMITH

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