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One More Day, Then Move Toward Stable Summer Pattern

The storm for next Tuesday has fallen apart. It will only have a mild effect on our weather. After today, it looks like we may start to finally move into a more stable, summer pattern of weather. That pattern builds a huge high pressure ridge off the California coast and we are dominated by warm sunny days. Looking ahead, we will see some 90's toward the end of the first week in June. That will signify that we are in a summer weather pattern. After that, you won't hear from me again for a while. Once we get there I will educate this large 30 person audience about "global warming" or more realistically, climate change. Just a little hint: If you want to know how the global warming hysteria has become so out of hand, follow the money trail. There are billions in grants out there for "scientists" to uncover evidence of global warming. There are no such grants available to refute it. Enjoy the nice weather!

Very Stormy Week

Starting tomorrow afternoon we should have about 4 days of clouds, rain and cool weather. The mountains will get a fairly healthy dose of snow. Memorial, however, is looking dry, but cool with highs in the mid-70's at best. Then another storm comes in the Tuesday after memorial. The storm I talked about last week has held together nicely and is poised to move into Northern California on Tuesday. This storm will hit the Sierra Tuesday afternoon and affect our weather until about Friday afternoon. It will bring cooler than average temperatures to the entire region. The valley's will pick up about 1/2 inch to an inch of rain over the next 4 days and the mountains will get about 1-3 inches. That could translate into about 18-24 inches of wet snow above 7,500 feet.

Our Crappy Weather is Going to the Next Level

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Giant Cold Front for this Weekend We are going to see some very cool temps this weekend as a strong storm that is slamming the Pacific Northwest moves on shore. The backside of that storm is going to whip northwest winds down the coast and right into our area. The high for Reno on Saturday will probably not get out of the 40's. There will be some light snow associated with this cold front. Here is a look at Saturday's weather. Take note of the black lines as they form a corridor straight out of the north. The blue circle represents a very significant cold front for this time of year: Strong and Frequent Storms for Next Week The weather models are predicting a very stormy pattern for next week. A series of moderate storms are headed our way. This will mean more mountain snow. Incidentally, I am not aware of a ski area still open in Tahoe. Many closed with a 15 foot base. Mammoth is still open and they continue to have unbelievable May conditions. Here is what we are look

Weather to Turn Stormy and Windy

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The headline says it all. We have a decent sized storm coming into the area late Sunday and lasting until midday Tuesday. This will bring some rain to the valley and a decent amount of snow to the mountains around Lake Tahoe. Here is a snapshot for Monday evening: Along with the stormy weather we will have much cooler temperatures and very windy conditions. Both Sunday and Monday will see wind gusts in the 50mph range. Next Friday, ahead of another storm, winds could be clocked in the 60-70mph range. Everyday for the next couple of weeks should have very windy conditions. Temperatures will vary as a number of storms enter and exit our region. Ahead of the systems, we will see reasonably warm temperatures. When the systems exit the temp will drop significantly. The models are tracking a much larger storm for a week from Monday. Of course that is very far off, but here is what they see for May 17: This is a very large storm for this time of year and could bring copious amounts of

Ugly Forecast

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High's in the 50's and Low 60's For At Least a Week Did I mention how difficult it is to forecast weather this time of year, especially with El Nino sitting out there stirring up trouble? Well, in complete defiance of my Friday post, which called for nice weather ... things have changed rather dramatically. Enjoy today, because this will be as nice as it gets. You will notice the winds start to kick up this afternoon, then our weather will be heavily influenced from the north. Which means cool temperatures and very windy ... for perhaps the next 12 days. This all culminates a week from today with what appears to be a pretty impressive storm for our area. We could see heavy mountain snows and valley rain. Here is snapshot for next Monday: If this holds, that is quite impressive for this time of year. Remember, however, things can change. Windy Windy and more Windy We should have decent winds every day into the foreseeable future. High winds (50mph +) are forecast for

Ridge City Coming - That Means More Mild, Seasonal Weather

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Two strong high pressure ridges are headed our way. Golfers and warm weather lovers rejoice. The first builds in late Saturday into Sunday. The following image shows the ridge off the coast of California. Notice how all the stormy weather bounces off the ridge and moves around it: Eventually this ridge breaks down and moves on. However, almost immediately after that, another stronger ridge will build in almost the same spot. Here is a snapshot for a week from Saturday: For you warm weather lovers, this should bring some 80's to the region. Between these high pressure ridges, we will see some wind but nothing like we have seen for the last month. There is little or no chance of significant precipitation for at least the next 10 days as temperatures will warm, fall off slightly and then get even warmer. For you skiers and riders, today Scott and I went up to Alpine Meadows and caught fresh lines for at least 3 hours. Although the snow was variable and dependent on the elevati

April Storms Continue

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Squaw Valley Could Exceed 150" in less than 30 days of Late March and April! You can literally read my last post which was last week and expect almost the same exact weather this week. It is truly amazing. The only difference is this storm is larger and it will be even colder. The models are in agreement that starting tomorrow morning the snows will begin in the Sierra and they should last through Wednesday when the cold front comes through and pulls in the real cold stuff. This is more of a Tahoe event than a Mammoth event. Some areas along the west short of Tahoe could pick up 4 inches of liquid precip. That could translate into 3-5 feet of snow. Our temperatures will begin to recover around next Saturday where there are some indications that we could see some stable weather with high pressure building in. That could last around a week and could bring us some 80's before the next series of storms arrives around the 10th of May. Man Made Global Warming Statement I h