Carson City weather: Sunny skies for Nevada Day with rain and Sierra snow late Sunday
The skies above show promise for a nice, pleasant Nevada Day welcome, with plenty of sunshine and warm weather. And that's good for the thousands of revelers headed into Carson City today and Friday to celebrate Nevada's statehood on Saturday. As we celebrate the Silver State, there's something else worth raising a cup to: The arrival of snow up in the Sierra by late Sunday into Monday.
After a warm start to the weekend with record high temperatures possible Saturday, a powerful cold front will push through the Sierra and northwest Nevada late Sunday bringing strong and gusty winds, widespread rain to the Carson City region and snow showers around Lake Tahoe and Sierra, according to the National Weather Service.
Winds Sunday will likely be gusting around 45 mph in valleys with 80-100 mph gusts along Sierra ridges, so you may want to bring down those Halloween decorations, secure the outdoor furniture and bring in the small dogs.
Rain and snow showers will begin to move into the Sierra and northwest Nevada on Sunday with snow levels in the 7,500-9,000 foot range Sunday rapidly dropping to 5000 feet by Monday. When all is said and done, the higher elevations of the Sierra around Lake Tahoe could see up to a foot of snow from the storm, according to the weather service.
Travel in the high Sierra on Sunday are likely to be impacted, be prepared for accumulating snow and winter travel conditions. Snow flurries are even possible in western Nevada valleys Monday and Tuesday, but accumulation is unlikely.
The potential for accumulating Sierra snow is great news for Lake Tahoe area ski areas, which are hoping for a strong El Nino driven winter. Sierra-at-Tahoe on Lake Tahoe’s south shore, seen in the second photo, experienced snow on the upper mountain Wednesday.
Check out the weather service forecast discussion here.
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