First Storm of Season on Tap for Monday and Tuesday; Seasonal Outlook
The rainy season does not start for 3 weeks. However, we have storm coming to Tahoe for Monday and Tuesday. Here is the forecast for early Tuesday morning: Of course this will be a warmer storm, but expect snow above 9,000 feet and in some areas along the Sierra Crest that snow will be heavy. Our temperatures will quickly recover and much of that snow will end up melting because the sun is still very strong this time of year. Most of the leeward valleys will be shadowed out so do not expect any heavy rain in Reno or Carson. We are not seeing any major weather events for the next several weeks after this storm. Seasonal Outlook What will this winter bring? Of course trying to predict this is always crap shoot. We live in Nevada so why not? Surprisingly our predictions have been within 5% the last 6 years (look it up!). The first thing we look at is the El Nino Southern Oscillation or ENSO. Right now we are in a neutral ENSO. However, that will most likely transition to La Nina starting ...