Carson City weather: Storm system arriving Saturday to bring wind and chance of rain
Another weather system is expected to arrive Saturday, bringing windy conditions and a chance of rain around Carson City and snow in the Sierra, according to the National Weather Service.
Winds will increase in the higher Sierra elevations Friday night and early Saturday and spread into the valleys during the day Saturday. Rain is likely to reach northeast California late Saturday, and slowly spread into the Sierra and portions of western Nevada Saturday night into Sunday.
Strong winds could arrive Friday night across the Tahoe Basin as strong flow aloft blows across the Sierra, according to the weather service. This would then subsequently mix down to foothill areas across western Nevada where chances for peak gusts in the 50-60 mph are increasing for Saturday morning.
For Carson City, Carson Valley and Dayton areas, Friday will be mostly sunny with highs in the low 50s, turning partly cloudy overnight. There's a 20 percent chance of rain Saturday and 40 percent chance Sunday, with daytime highs in the mid 50s. There's a chance for showers Monday, with partly sunny skies on Tuesday and a slight chance of rain by Wednesday.
The weather services advises the best action for anyone planning a trip across the Sierra passes this weekend is to be prepared for winter driving conditions and allow extra travel time.
Going into the Thanksgiving holiday period, there will be a brief break in the activity on Tuesday with shortwave ridging aloft, but another fast moving system arriving Wednesday. Forecasters say that at this time the system once again produce light rain and snow totals as it is fast moving and doesn`t have much moisture to work with.
However, it is also colder system and could bring snow levels down to the 5,000-6,000 foot range, bringing more widespread travel impacts due to light snow accumulation up to a couple inches.
For now, Thanksgiving looks like it will be mainly dry with just slight chances for precipitation near the Oregon border. For those traveling the weekend following Thanksgiving, the outlook keeps the pattern active with another cold and potentially wet winter system dropping into the region during this time frame. The overall pattern looks to remain active possibly through the end of November, according to the weather service.
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