Truckee, CA…The following is the NWS Reno office’s forecast for the Greater Lake Tahoe area. Today: Snow showers. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Highs 33 to 43. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Ridge gusts up to 50 mph. Tonight: Snow showers. Snow accumulation up […]
Incline Village, NV…The NWS Office in Reno is forecasting a mixed bag of weather for the Easter Break week. Whatever weather you like you will no doubt find a bit of it in the forecast. 7-DAY FORECAST Today Rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 7400 feet lowering to 6800 feet. High near […]
Truckee, CA…Right now there are 14 active incidents on I-80. At Gold Run, Alta, Baxter, Donner Pass, Donner Lake, and Dutch Flat Road. There is a Foster Farms big rig into a Caltrans Plow, A big rig into a ditch, suvs getting together and even a hit and run were someone hit a big rig […]
Truckee, CA…Right now there are a few incidents starting to show up. As of this writing the one causing the most problems is westbound near Blue Canyon. I-80 is temporarily closed to give them space to remove a big rig that is blocking most of the lanes. This incident started with a Mercedes vs Big […]
Incline Village, NV…Other than a little localized freezing fog in the Truckee area it looks like it will be a perfect winter weather week according to the National Weather Service. The first chance of new snow looks like next Saturday. This Afternoon Sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. […]
Northstar, CA…Crews will be on scene for another hour or so cleaning up after a jack-knifed big rig blocked the lanes. The have moved the closure point to Northstar Drive and all vehicles north of that have been turned around. The Caltrans sanding truck was stuck in the traffic and a big rig tow and […]
Sacramento, CA…Snow surveyors today reported that water content in California’s mountain snowpack is well above average for the date. Manual and electronic readings today record the snowpack’s statewide water content at 134 percent of average for this time of year. That is 49 percent of the average April 1 measurement, when the snowpack is normally […]
Incline Village, NV…Active for next 11 hours! Location: West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada. Wintry weather in the mountains of Northern California continuing today. The winter storm that moved through northern California on Tuesday is now moving east of the region. Snow showers will continue however at the higher elevations. Chain controls already in place are […]
Truckee, CA…CHP has been busy on the California side of things in the Lake Tahoe/Truckee area. The usual trouble spots on I-80 over the top etc. At this time this is where we are…on I-80 eastbound there is a Landrover Facing the wrong way on the right hand side…Brits :), Caltrans is closing 80 at […]
NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY CONTROLS SUMMARY DECEMBER 23, 2012 11:42 AM PST All routes are open with no controls with the following exceptions: IR80: Between Alta California Exit 146 and California State Line. (57.5 miles) – chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles IR580: Between Junction Eastlake Boulevard and Junction State Route 431-Mount […]
