Up to foot of snow possible through Friday in high Sierra, rain for Carson City area
Another spring storm will impact the Sierra and western Nevada this week with much colder temperatures, rain in the Carson City region, and high elevation snow. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the Lake Tahoe Basin and a Winter Storm Warning for the west slope of the Sierra, according to the National Weather Service.
The main impacts are expected Thursday evening through Friday morning when snow will likely accumulate above 6,500 feet. Expect chain controls and possible road closures for Sierra passes. Snow may accumulate as low as 6,000 feet in the Lake Tahoe Basin but shouldn’t last long due to spring sun angles. For western Nevada valleys, expect rain showers with isolated thunderstorms.
Showers and thunderstorms are possible around Carson City, Carson Valley and Dayton areas this afternoon, with heavier showers probable overnight into Friday. Rain will begin to taper off Friday night, with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms on Saturday and a 30 percent chance for thunderstorms Sunday.
The Winter Weather Advisory is effect now through 11 a.m. Friday morning for the Lake Tahoe Basin. Light snow showers are expected to develop Thursday in the higher elevations. Anywhere from 4 to 8 inches of snow is possible in the system, with locally up to a foot along the Sierra crest. Up to 4 inches of snow is likely below 7,000 feet.
Weather forecasters say their confidence is good that snow will accumulate above 7,000 feet and have lower confidence of snow amounts accumulating below 7,000 feet, especially in the Lake Tahoe Basin. There is a chance, however, of snow levels dropping to 5,500 feet in heavier showers, according to the weather service.
Travel over the Sierra will be impacted Thursday night into Friday morning across all Sierra passes including State Route 207 over Kingsbury, Highway 50 over Spooner, Monitor, Ebbetts, Sonora, and Tioga passes. Road closures are possible. Snow may also impact travel over Carson Pass and Mount Rose Highway. Highway 395 may also be snow covered over Conway Summit.
For the latest highway conditions call 1-800-427-7623 for California and 1-877-NV-ROADS for Nevada.
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