Tahoe Weather Blog

The precip spigot continues to be turned off. We have a number of very weak systems that will blow through the area in the next couple of weeks. NOAA has the PNA neutral for this period of time. We will have short energy bursts that will come through and leave 3-6 inches of snow. There should be one tomorrow (Tuesday) and another Thursday and still another on Sunday. That should do a decent job of keeping the rocks covered, but hardly the epic pow days that I was expecting. Here is what to expect on Sunday: As you can see there is a small system just to our north that will move some precip into our area. Here is a look at the PNA forecast: Remember, negative PNA can be a tell tale sign for a stormy pattern for our area. As you can see, NOAA has the PNA going from neutral to positive. If you want a look at the storms that have hit our area, just follow the PNA chart and look for negative periods. A look from outer space tells the story. Very weak systems moving through our area with the

Expect deep temperature inversions through at least Saturday. Then a very weak system will split and the northern half will hit our area. The models are mixed on how much precipitation is coming our way. I will try and fine tune. For next week the models are up in the air about another disturbance coming our way on Wednesday the 30th of December. There are some indications that the first week of January could restart the storm train. That is quite a ways out for now. El Nino is strengthening and should start to have a profound affect on our weather in January, we will see. The blog has a new home. It can be found at http://www.tahoeweatherblog.com. It can be streamed through a variety of mechanisms and I will talk about them in the weeks to come. I will also include the address for the email lists.