Air quality improves some around Carson City, with another wave of smoke on the way
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 09/13/2022 - 11:42am
Air quality around Carson City, western Nevada and at Lake Tahoe will continue to see periods of clearing and worsening conditions Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Smoke from the Mosquito wildfire burning in Placer and El Dorado counties in northern California continues to produce poor air quality across many areas Monday. With improvements seen mid-morning, forecasters say another wave of smoke is likely to push into the region this afternoon and evening.
Smoke models from earlier Tuesday morning shows a concentrated dense moke plume moving into the region this afternoon across the northern extents of the Tahoe Basin into eastern Sierra County and through Reno, Sparks and North Valleys. Forecasters say we can expect additional reductions to air quality and visibility.
For the latest air quality updates see airnow.gov and fire.airnow.gov.
Meanwhile, shower and thunderstorm potential will shift eastward Tuesday afternoon as a trough off the West Coast begins to filter in drier air across northern California. Areas from Mono, Mineral, and eastern extents of Pershing and Churchill counties will still be steeped in deeper layer moisture with precipitation chances ranging from 50-70 percent this afternoon.
Localized heavy rainfall with rates near 1 inch per hour will possible Tuesday and could lead to potential flash flood concerns in any recent burn scar areas or in steep terrain. Strong outflow winds to 50 mph with blowing dust and impacts to area lakes are possible, according to the weather service.
For the Carson City and Carson Valley areas, there's a slight chance of showers Tuesday afternoon and evening, around 20 percent.
Seasonable temperatures will continue with highs even dipping a few degrees below season averages by Wednesday afternoon. Highs through mid-week look to be in the upper 70s to near 80 across western Nevada valleys and upper 60s to near 70 for Sierra valleys, according to the Tuesday morning National Weather Service forecast discussion. Freezes will also be possible across colder mountain valleys each morning.
