Carson City weather: Snow possible New Year’s Day, larger system may arrive by Wednesday
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 12/31/2016 - 2:51pm
A cold front expected to move into the Carson City region will bring gusty winds, chilly temperatures and chances for snow showers on New Years Day, according to the National Weather Service.
Wind gusts could locally reach up to 50 or 55 mph in wind-prone areas just ahead of the cold front, with snow levels rapidly dropping to all valley floors by early Monday morning. A Wind Advisory is in effect from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Travel impacts from accumulating snowfall are possible as early as Sunday evening with 1-2 inches of snowfall possible by Monday morning in western Nevada and 3 to 6 inches across the Tahoe Basin.
The cold and unstable airmass will keep snow showers going through Tuesday morning where an additional 4 to 8 inches of snowfall will be possible in the Sierra.
A potentially more potent system is possible late Tuesday into Wednesday where 1 to 2 feet of snow in the Sierra and several inches or more in the lower western Nevada valleys are possible through Wednesday.
The weather service is monitoring the system and notes some of its tracking is showing uncertainty with the magnitude of the cold air outbreak. The new system may indeed be warmer than anticipated, pushing milder air and lots of moisture into the Sierra and western Nevada. This would keep overall temperatures from getting as cold as the weather service has been forecasting with some of the model scenarios quite wet and warm with much higher snow levels.
As of Saturday afternoon, the weather service is forecasting temperatures in Carson City, Carson Valley and Dayton areas to be in the low 40s Sunday, low 20s Sunday night; a high temperature of around 30 for Monday and lows in the low 20s Monday night with a 60 percent chance of snow; Tuesday a high of around 31 and low 21, with snow likely at night, and Wednesday, a chance of snow and a daytime high of 31.
Impacts to travel could be widespread and last longer than usual. If you have travel plans, be prepared for winter driving conditions and possible airline delays.
Check the latest forecast at weather.gov/Reno and check road conditions with Caltrans and NDOT.
For the latest weather discussion go here. For weather updates for Carson City, see CarsonWeather.com.
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