Carson City weather: Lake effect snow, cold temperatures for President's Day
Much of Northern Nevada and Eastern California will be dealing with frigid temperatures and lake effect snow in areas across the region over the next few days, the National Weather Service in Reno reports.
Here is the forecast from the NWS for the greater Carson City and Lake Tahoe areas:
Daytime high temperatures will only reach near freezing and overnight lows will drop into the very low teens with some places dropping into the sub-zero range.
A few inches of snow fell late Sunday afternoon, mainly in the central Sierra and west central Nevada.
Warm ground temperatures melted some of the snow as it fell to the ground, and in some places, the sun came back out and began to melt the snow on the ground.
Very cold overnight temperatures will re-freeze roads and sidewalks and could create treacherous travel in some places.
Some additional snowfall is occurring overnight as another weak band of snow showers moves through area with an additional half-inch to 1.5 inches of snow possible in western Nevada.
This light snow could cover up areas of black ice, making road conditions extra slippery.
Lake effect snow has developed off of Lake Tahoe and Pyramid Lake this morning and could last through much of the day.
Forecasting exact snow amounts with lake effect snow is a challenge, but it is possible this could create additional snow accumulations of 3-6 inches as far as 10-20 miles south-southeast of the lakes.