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Carson City weather: Weekend rain and snow gives way to systems through Christmas week
A weather system will pass through the area late tonight and Saturday with mountain snow and a mix of rain and snow around Carson City, according to the National Weather Service.
The weather pattern will be relatively modest compared to the ones headed into the region next week that will bring rain, snow and the potential for a white Christmas around Carson City.
For this weekend, there is the likelihood of snow arriving into the Sierra Friday night, with snow levels around 5,500 to 6,000 feet, and then falling to 4,500 feet early Saturday morning. According to the weather service, there won’t be much in the way of accumulation for the Carson City area from this weather system.
There is a Winter Weather Advisory for the Lake Tahoe Basin where snowfall totals of 5 to 10 inches are possible along the Sierra Crest and Down to west of Highway 89. Two to 5 inches of snow is possible through the rest of the Tahoe Basin and lesser amounts are expected through Mono County Saturday afternoon.
Gusty winds are possible Friday night with gusts up to 35 to 45 mph mainly through the Lake Tahoe Basin and northwestern Nevada.
Most of the precipitation will diminish by late Saturday afternoon with a few lingering showers across western Nevada.
For early next week, the main storm track and jet stream (see the image above with the shaded graphics) will retreat to the north (as shown by the white arrow in the left graphic). There will still be periods of valley rain and mountain snow on the southern periphery of the storm flow. Snow levels are expected to rise to between 5,500-7,500 feet, with periodic chain restrictions possible mainly for the Sierra passes.
By late next week, the storm track, (shown by white arrow in the right graphic) will return to the Sierra and western Nevada. It will turn colder with snow levels falling off to all valley floors by Friday/Christmas Day. Heavier precipitation will be possible, with more widespread travel restrictions due to snow expected..
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