3 Storms Knocking On Door; Cooler Storms Begin in March

We have 3 storms sitting out in the Pacific Ocean ready to make landfall and bring rain and snow to the area. These are warmer storms, but will turn progressively cooler.

Then around the 28th, a strong area of Low Pressure sitting off the BC Coast, combined with a ridge of high pressure well off the California coast, will create an alley for much cooler storms at the beginning of March.

Typical of El Nino, we have many weaker storms. These storms are, however, beginning to add up as we are now at about our average precipitation after a very slow start. There is no end in sight for the storm train.

Here is what we are seeing and when. Notice the red, blue and light blue lines. That represents temperatures with the light blue being much cooler and red being much warmer.

Today @ 10pm (2/17)

Tomorrow @ 9pm (2/18)

Monday @ 6am (2/19)

The storm starting Sunday will stall and dump tons of rain over most of California. This storm should put us above our seasonal average.

After about 4-5 day break, a large storm will form in the Gulf of Alaska. That will bring much cooler air through an alley straight to Tahoe. This looks like a different sort of storm cycle and March appears to be coming in like a lion!

Finally, here is the liquid precip forecast for the next couple of weeks. If all this holds together we are talking in the neighborhood of 10-15 feet of new snow for the Carson Range and Mt. Rose. 

Stay Tuned ...