Truckee, CA…Today: Rain before 4pm, then rain and snow. Snow level 6800 feet. High near 42. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 20 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow. Low around 21. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. South wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: Rain and snow. Snow level 6000 feet. High near 39. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Rain and snow. Snow level 6000 feet. Cloudy and breezy, with a low around 37.

Saturday: Rain and snow. Snow level 6200 feet. Cloudy and breezy, with a high near 39.

Saturday Night: Snow. Cloudy and breezy, with a low around 31.

Sunday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 38.

Sunday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
408 AM PST TUE DEC 14 2010

…SNOW RETURNS TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA…

.A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BRINGING
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA NEVADA INCLUDING
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND LASSEN PARK TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. .
SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER BELOW THE MAJOR PASS LEVELS
OVER THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA BY LATE AFTERNOON OR
EARLY THIS EVENING.

CAZ068-069-150030-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-101215T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHESTER…QUINCY
408 AM PST TUE DEC 14 2010

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA AND
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY INCLUDING LASSEN NATIONAL PARK.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: MAINLY 9 TO 18 INCHES…LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ABOVE 8000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET IN PLUMAS COUNTY AND LASSEN PARK
AND ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR THE WEST SLOPE SIERRA NEVADA…LOWERING
TO 3500 FEET OVER PLUMAS COUNTY TO AROUND 4500 TO 5000 FEET
ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK AND THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY. INTERSTATE 80
OVER DONNER PASS…HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT AND HIGHWAY
88 OVER CARSON PASS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40
MPH.

* IMPACTS: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COULD RESULT IN
TRAVEL DELAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY
AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 AM PST TUE DEC 14 2010

CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-151500-
SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-MOTHERLODE-
EAST FOOTHILLS/NORTH SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
700 AM PST TUE DEC 14 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY

A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE
INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINTER STORM WARNING…….SEE WWUS46 KSTO – WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN… WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER…A WET
WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
(LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/STO