Tahoe Weather Blog

The two storms that we talked about in our last post have literally joined forces and we have seen a decent snow event for quite a few days. This is not done. Monday should bring a very snowy day. Tomorrow (3/16) will bring light snow to begin with and very strong winds and then heavier snow late in the evening. Here is a look at the forecast for Monday early morning: More snow heading our way. This will be all snow for Mt. Rose as a cold front moves down from the Pacific NW. We are currently not seeing any more major events through the end of March. However, this next storm should bring 1-3 feet of additional snow for Mt. Rose. Here is the precipitation forecast through Tuesday: Stay Tuned ...

We have a couple of storms that will come through this week that should produce quite a bit of snow for the Sierra. The first storm will come through very cold Wednesday morning and stick around for about 24 hours. There will be a period of very heavy snow for the Sierra and Carson Range. We will get a short reprieve from Thursday afternoon through most of Friday, then a larger storm moves in. This will be a warmer storm, but will bring all snow to the Carson Range. Some of the lower elevations of the Sierra could see some rain with this one. Here is the forecast for very late on Saturday night (3/15): The forecasted snow totals for these two storms are pretty impressive. This additional snow will move our season total to above average. Stay Tuned ...

The current storm has certainly over performed and will continue to do so with possible snow in the valley tonight (3/5).  However, that is not the storm we are watching. Next week could usher in a much bigger storm with a decent moisture tap. The fun should get going late on the 10th and last through the 12th. The 12th should bring heavy snow to the Carson range for quite a few hours: This storm will be on the colder side and should all snow to most Tahoe resorts. We are thinking about 30 hours of snow, with 12 hours of heavy snow before this storm moves on. After that, our temps will remain below seasonal averages. Then around the 17th of March we could be looking at another decent storm. This storm is also on the colder side and should be bring mostly snow to Tahoe resorts. The ECMWF is predicting pretty good snow amounts. We are thinking 2-4 feet by the 20th of this month. Stay Tuned ...