This Afternoon: Rain and snow showers likely. Snow level 6300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind between 20 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Snow. Low around 29. Breezy, with a west wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday: Scattered snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest.

Memorial Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 36.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Snow level 6500 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Snow level 6500 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Snow level 6700 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Friday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Lake Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
355 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011

CAZ072-NVZ002-282300-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0045.110528T1500Z-110529T0300Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
355 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS FOR LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES
  EXTENDING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE TO THE NORTH AND EAST
  SHORES FROM KINGS BEACH TO ZEPHYR COVE.

* SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF
  LAKE WATERS DURING THESE PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
751 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-290400-
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-
751 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE
COLD FRONT TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING WITH A NUMBER OF WIND
ADVISORIES IN EFFECT. LAKES WILL REMAIN ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS WITH
STRONG CROSS WINDS AFFECTING MUCH OF HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO
COUNTY. SEE THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY PRODUCT (WWUS75 KREV
RNONPWREV) FOR MORE INFORMATION.

A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT WITH
ACCUMULATING SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA
STARTING IN THE SIERRA PASSES THIS AFTERNOON AND WORKING TO VALLEY
FLOORS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SEE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY (WWUS45 KREV RNOWSWREV) FOR MORE DETAIL.

SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW MAY ALSO CAUSE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS IN
TERRAIN ABOVE 5000 FEET ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA AND ALONG HIGHWAY
395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MOTORIST
SHOULD CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING OR WAIT UNTIL AFTER MID MORNING FOR ANY SNOW OR SLUSH TO
MELT OFF ROADWAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN RESULT IN CHOPPY LAKE WATERS
SUNDAY. OTHERWISE A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL GET UNDERWAY FOR
EARLY NEXT WEEK INCLUDING MEMORIAL DAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL DROP INTO THE REGION AROUND MID WEEK AND BRING A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A RETURN TO GUSTY WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
401 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.AN UNSEASONABLY COLD LOW PRESSURE AND COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD
BANDS OF SNOW OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN.

CAZ072-NVZ002-282300-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0025.110529T0000Z-110529T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
401 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON NEAR THE SIERRA
  CREST...SPREADING ACROSS INTERSTATE 80 AND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN
  THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET...WITH 5 TO 9
  INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS ACROSS MOST OF THE LAKE
  TAHOE BASIN WITH CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY OVER MOST PASSES THIS
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO