Snow, Wind, Sun and More This Week in Weather…

Truckee, CA…It’s Snowing now for your Monday Morning. The latest from the National Weather Service is as follows….Today: Rain and snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Snow level 6100 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Windy, with a southwest wind between 20 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Thursday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high near 54.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Snow level 6200 feet. Partly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 27.

Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Snow level 6100 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Wind Advisory

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
753 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

…STRONG WINDS TODAY FOR THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA…

.A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL PUSH INTO THE WEST COAST AND
BRING GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG HIGHWAY 395…WITH AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEVADA.

CAZ072-NVZ002-260000-
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/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.110425T1500Z-110426T0300Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SOUTH LAKE TAHOE…TRUCKEE…
INCLINE VILLAGE
753 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING…

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH STRONGEST
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH WAVES NEAR 5 FEET ON THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF LAKE TAHOE.

* SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF
LAKE WATERS.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ON
INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 AND OVER ALL MOUNTAIN PASSES. OUTDOOR
OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED
INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOTORISTS…ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES…SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOTORISTS…ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES…SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK
OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
552 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-261300-
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-
552 AM PDT MON APR 25 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA…
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG JET STREAM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL BRING STRONG
GUSTY WINDS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORIES
(WWUS75 KREV RNONPWREV) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO BUILD INTO THE REGION ON TUESDAY.
ANOTHER…WEAKER…SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND
NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
BREEZY CONDITIONS AND A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION BEFORE DRY
CONDITIONS RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER…
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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