Truckee, CA…More Snow is heading into our region after 10pm tonight. Snow amounts should be less that last Friday’s dumping. The latest from the NWS in Reno is below.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Tonight: Rain and snow after 10pm. Snow level 5900 feet. Low around 29. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday: Rain and snow showers. High near 41. Breezy, with a south wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: Snow. Low around 26. West wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Snow level 6400 feet. Cloudy, with a low around 29.

Sunday: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night: Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Monday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
420 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

…FAST MOVING STORM TO BRING MORE SNOW TO THE SIERRA LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING…

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS CALIFORNIA WILL SPREAD AN AREA OF
MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE SIERRA LATE TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL PRODUCE
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES.

CAZ072-NVZ002-020000-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0009.110302T0800Z-110302T2000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SOUTH LAKE TAHOE…TRUCKEE…
INCLINE VILLAGE
420 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON PST WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT NEAR THE SIERRA CREST AND
SPREAD INTO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET…WITH 2 TO 6
INCHES DOWN TO LAKE LEVEL.

* SNOW LEVELS: 6500 FEET LATE THIS EVENING…LOWERING TO NEAR 6000
FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGE
GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH.

* IMPACTS: SLICK ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE IN THE LAKE TAHOE
BASIN AND OVER THE SIERRA PASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS
WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS…WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST
DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN
AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

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MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
443 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-020030-
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CEDARVILLE…EAGLEVILLE…
FORT BIDWELL…PORTOLA…SUSANVILLE…WESTWOOD…SIERRAVILLE…
LOYALTON…SOUTH LAKE TAHOE…TAHOE CITY…TRUCKEE…
MARKLEEVILLE…BRIDGEPORT…COLEVILLE…LEE VINING…
MAMMOTH LAKES…HAWTHORNE…YERINGTON…SMITH VALLEY…MINA…
SCHURZ…GLENBROOK…INCLINE VILLAGE…SPARKS…VERDI…
GARDNERVILLE…VIRGINIA CITY…FERNLEY…FALLON…LOVELOCK…
SILVER SPRINGS…NIXON…IMLAY…EMPIRE…GERLACH
443 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

…SNOW AND RAIN WITH GUSTY WINDS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY…

A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH THE WEST COAST AND BRING SNOW
AND RAIN TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED
IN THE SIERRA WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ALONG
THE CREST WEST OF THE TAHOE BASIN…AND LIGHTER AMOUNTS SOUTHWARD
INTO MONO COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WEDNESDAY WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE
VALLEY FLOORS WITH MOSTLY RAIN IN THE RENO AND CARSON CITY AREA.
THE SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE SIERRA PASSES WITH WET ROADS
ON THE NEVADA VALLEY FLOORS.

WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA APPROACHING
100 MPH.

BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE
REGION WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF SNOW IN THE SIERRA. BANDS OF SNOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET…WITH SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE
BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET.

SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO NEAR MOST VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT OR THURSDAY…PRODUCING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE RENO AND CARSON CITY AREA. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED BELOW 5000 FEET.

$$
WH/MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO