Weak System Will Bring Snow to Sierra; Godzilla El Nino?

It has been over a month since our last post. By no coincidence, it has been over a month since our last storm. This has been a very unusual winter. Incredibly dry for most of the west and some areas saw record breaking lack of precipitation. This will NOT repeat next year, I will get to that shortly.

We have a weak system coming in from the west that will be reinforced with a stronger system from north. We are looking at a chance for up to a foot of snow for the Carson Range and much more on the other side of Lake Tahoe, perhaps 2-3 feet. Unfortunately, I would be very surprised if we top out at 6 inches. Perhaps we could all go wash our cars?

The best chance for precip comes in on Wednesday evening:

Precip totals:

It's not much but we will take what we can get these last few weeks of the season.

I mentioned high confidence that this will not repeat next year. Why? One word: Godzilla.

Godzilla is not a meteorological term. It is short for a Godzilla or Super El Nino. Models are predicting this weather anomaly could peak around September of this year and last through 2026. El Nino means warmer and more frequent storms. A Godzilla El Nino will bring very turbulent weather to the planet and occurs every 10-20 years. I call it Mother Nature flexing her muscles!

We will be keeping an eye on the potential for a Super El Nino and report accordingly.

Stay Tuned ...