Starting Sunday, Expect 10 Days of Storms
As our persistent ridge gets moved out in the Pacific, the storm door is wide open. With La Nina in the rearview mirror, expect more frequent and weaker storms. In the end, expect more snow in the Sierra.
Starting next Sunday (2/15), we will see a series of storms over the next 10 days. Here is a look at the forecast moving forward:
Look how far out to see our high pressure ridge has moved. That will allows the storms to move down the coast and tap into sub tropical moisture.
This one is all snow for all Tahoe Resorts as the cold front moves down. Weak moisture tap but the storm does stall somewhat.
Another smaller storm, but cold should bring good POW to the Sierra.
Ridge of high pressure is expanding, but only temporarily.
Ridge shoved back, should allow larger storms to come in.
Obviously, this is a ways out, but could be a major Sierra blizzard with a great combination of cold air and warm moist air.
So the pattern as officially changed and we will enter a very stormy period. Mother Nature is funny. Not long ago we were asking the question, will it ever snow again?
Here are the precip totals:
Carson Range and Mt. Rose is in that 6-10 foot range, something very nice to see. These storms are very cold and the totals could be quite impressive when all is said and done.
Stay Tuned ...