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Heavenly Mountain Resort received 2 to 5 inches of snow in the last 24 hours, while Squaw Valley received 8 inches, Northstar, 6 inches and Kirkwood, 4 inches.

Heavenly, Kirkwood and Northstar are open through April 19. Squaw Valley is scheduled to close for the season April 12. Check out the Heavenly live cam here.

Snow showers in the Sierra will continue through Sunday night, with breezy conditions in the Carson City area tapering off later in the evening, according to the National Weather Service.
After a break Monday, another spring storm system will push into the region Tuesday with the heaviest snow expected in the Lake Tahoe area during the daytime hours.

A long period of mostly fair and warm weather will be coming to an end this weekend as a series of low pressure systems moves into the California Sierra and some spillover into Western Nevada.
The greatest impact will likely be to the western Sierra, where potentially a foot of snow could fall along the passes over the course of a few days, according to the National Weather Service. However, snow amounts at Lake Tahoe and rain or snow in Western Nevada likely won’t be as dramatic, forecasters say.

Hazy skies around Carson City and Carson Valley this afternoon can be attributed to blowing dust and pollen and not prescribed fire operations, fire officials in Carson City and Lake Tahoe confirmed.

Several weak systems will pass through the Sierra and northwest Nevada this week bringing a cooling trend to the region, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

While high temperatures will be near to just slightly below normal, it will feel downright chilly compared to the record or near record warmth the past five days. In addition to the cooler temperatures, breezy conditions are expected today and Tuesday along with slight chances for showers north of Interstate 80 Tuesday through Thursday, according to the weather service.

A spring storm will move into the Sierra and western Nevada tonight bringing gusty winds and chances for rain and Sierra snow through Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Gusty winds will create rough boating conditions on area lakes this afternoon as well as turbulence for air travel. Strong southwest crosswinds with gusts to 35-45 mph on area roads, including Highways 50 and Highway 395 and and I-580 and I-80, may result in difficult driving for high profile vehicles.

Having held out much of this winter, Mother Nature will usher in this first weekend of spring with windy conditions and possible snow showers in the northern part of the Sierra by Sunday night and into Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

The Spring Equinox arrives this afternoon. But what happened to winter? If you're a Nevadan, you know you can never bet on Nevada weather. Who knows, we may get snow in April and May. It has happened before. If not snow down here, at least in the Sierra where it is needed the most. A few April and May showers to freshen things up would be nice.

Weak disturbances may bring isolated scattered showers at times Monday through Wednesday, mainly along the central Sierra and south of Lake Tahoe, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Locally, we can expect above normal temperatures through the week, with the possibility of precipitation beginning Friday, with a slight chance of light showers for most of the Sierra and into Western Nevada.

A weekend with temperatures well above normal is expected weather wise for the Carson City region, with some rain showers expected north of I-80 into Oregon and gusty conditions locally Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Weather watchers haven’t been doing cartwheels and somersaults over two brief weather systems that may bring light rain and high elevation snow into the Sierra and Western Nevada region by Wednesday.

Carson City fire and ambulance responded Saturday night to a two-vehicle traffic accident in the upper Spooner area of Highway 50 near the junction of State Route 28. The accident was reported shortly before 6:30 p.m.

A winter storm that wasn’t necessarily supposed to pack a big punch did, sort of, bringing a foot or more of much-needed snow around Lake Tahoe area ski resorts Friday and Saturday.

In what has been a dismal season where resorts have retooled the layers of snow they do have and producing as much as they can with snow making machines, the last day of February 2015 brought out droves of skiers and new hope for a so-called "Miracle March" in the Sierra, where late winter systems have historically pummeled Lake Tahoe with several feet of snow.

Carson City residents woke up to snow on this last day of February 2015. Snow amounts around town vary though it is sticking to streets.
Snow plows are out in force this morning, but luckily there's not a lot of freezing on the street, just a slushy build up.

UPDATE 10:38PM: Two people were rescued from near the top of Kings Canyon late Friday night, including an 81-year-old woman, after their vehicle became stuck on a trail earlier in the evening. Carson City Search and Rescue reports the rescue part of the operation was completed at 10:35 p.m. with efforts continuing late Friday night to get the vehicle down from the canyon.
An ambulance was called to evaluate the 81-year-old woman.
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Carson City Search and Rescue have been dispatched tonight to a vehicle stuck near the top of Kings Canyon. The couple inside the vehicle are unhurt and have cell phone coverage and are warm, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Carson City, Carson Valley, Dayton, Virginia City and Reno areas through 10 a.m. Saturday morning.

Snow showers will begin this evening with anywhere from 1 to 3 inches and possibly up to 6 inches in heavier bands, according to the weather service, which notes the higher amounts of snow may be in Douglas County.

A winter system is expected to drop into the Sierra and western Nevada late Friday into Saturday, possibly bringing snow showers to the Carson City region, according to the National Weather Service.

This is a colder system and snow levels will quickly lower to 4000-5000 feet by Friday night into Saturday morning. Accumulating snow is probable in the Sierra with 3 to 7 inches at lake level and 6 to 12 inches above 7,000 feet and likely more in the higher elevations. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Lake Tahoe and much of the Sierra.

A cold front will continue to push through the region late Saturday night into Monday but it looks like it will miss Lake Tahoe and Carson City with only a slight chance of rain and snow showers with the brunt of the system heading further into central and southern Nevada and the California Eastern Sierra to the south, according to the National Weather Service.

A cold front will push across the region Saturday night into Sunday morning, pushing snow shower levels below about 4,000 to 4,500 feet by Sunday morning from Carson City south, according to the National Weather Service.

Snow showers are expected behind the front with the best potential mainly south of Highway 50 in the Sierra and also extending into the Highway 395 corridor from Carson City, Carson Valley through Mono County and east into Mineral County.

A cold front will usher in a significantly colder air mass this weekend to the Lake Tahoe and Carson City region, with high temperatures dropping below normal for the first time in about a month, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Moderate to heavy bands of rain moving through the Sierra and western Nevada are likely to cause rapid rises in small streams Sunday night, according a special weather statement issued at 5:58 p.m. by the National Weather Service.

The Nevada Department of Transportation said Sunday night that it has temporarily closed a portion of State Route 342 south of Gold Hill as a safety precaution following recent roadway cracking and sinking.

State Route 342 runs approximately from the Silver City area through Gold Hill to southern Virginia City, connecting U.S. 50 west of Dayton to Virginia City. An approximately two-mile portion of the road between Devils Gate and Gold Hill is closed to traffic (between mile markers 2 and 4).

Another Pacific storm will move into the Sierra this afternoon through Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Travelers can expect impacts over mountain passes through Monday. Rain is expected to reach the Carson City region by this afternoon.

Forecasters haven’t advised of any high winds for the Carson City, Carson Valley and Dayton areas. In the Sierra, winds gusts of 45 mph are expected with this system, with a quick burst of gusts up to 50 mph right along the storm front.

Lake Tahoe area ski resorts report anywhere from 8 to 24 inches of new snow from the first wave of storms to hit the Sierra Friday and Saturday. Another storm is expected to arrive late Sunday.

Sierra-at-Tahoe reports 10 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours. Heavenly received anywhere from 4 to 8 inches of snow overnight allowing them to open two new runs, High Five and Double Down.

The arriving winter storm brings significant snow to the Sierra and rain to Western Nevada through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

For the Carson City, Carson Valley and Dayton areas, rain continues throughout the night. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible overnight. There’s a 50 percent chance of rain Saturday afternoon and a 30 percent chance Saturday night. The High Wind Warning remains in effect until 4 a.m. Saturday.

UPDATE 5PM: From Douglas County Sheriff's Sgt. Pat Brooks: According to NV Energy’s website, they will be working to restore power to the area as quickly as possible. Estimation of when an effected area will be restored is unknown at this time. Updates can be reviewed at NvEnergy.com.

A strong Pacific storm will begin to move into the region Thursday with the potential for damaging winds Friday and periods of heavy rain to the Carson City area and high elevation snow along the Sierra Crest into Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Another storm system should also arrive Sunday night into Monday.

Winds will increase through the day Thursday into Friday as a 170-plus mile jet stream moves over the Sierra. The fastest, and potentially most damaging winds, will occur Friday afternoon as winds begin to downslope off the Sierra into the valleys.

The first in a series of storms should arrive to the Sierra, Lake Tahoe and Carson City region Thursday through Friday, bringing strong winds, a fairly decent amount of rain to the northern Sierra and snow at higher elevations, according to the National Weather Service.

Patches of dense fog formed Tuesday morning in the valleys from Reno south to Carson City and Carson Valley prompting a statement from the National Weather Service because of commuter traffic and driving conditions.

The fog has developed over the Truckee Meadows and North Valley area. The worst visibility was east of Pyramid Highway in Sparks, Spanish Springs and along East McCarran including around the Reno-Tahoe International Airport.

A rather significant atmospheric river is forecast to make landfall and impact northern California and far western Nevada Thursday through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.