One Last Storm Before Dry Conditions and Warming Trend

This has been quite the weather smorgasbord. We had 3 troughs of low pressure a blocking ridge of high pressure and a dance in the Pacific off the West Coast of the US with all these weather systems. I give the models some credit, they pegged it pretty well.

We are now looking at what could be one more decent storm before a much drier and much warmer weather trend.

Here is the forecast for early Tuesday morning. This storm has a great moisture tap and will come in warm as is usually the case when we have the potential for major precipitation.

All models are pointing to a major snow storm for Mammoth. We are uncertain on the amount of snow we will see up in Tahoe. Right now it looks like about 1-2 feet on the crest and 6-8 inches for Slide Mountain. Ironically, the storm earlier in the week pounded areas north of Lake Tahoe, while this storm will pound areas south of Lake Tahoe. Of course Mother Nature is in charge and a slight shift north would bring much more snow. The Carson Range has been the victim of a rather strong precipitation shadow, limiting the amount of snow for Mt. Rose.

After this storm passes, we are talking about much warmer weather as a warm front moves in. We are also looking at an extended period of dry weather through at least the first week of December.

If all this holds, we will look into our crystal ball and let you know when the next pattern shift will emerge.

Stay Tuned ...