6 P.M. Update, The Big Day......

About a foot of snow has fallen in Truckee during the day today. My guess would be that close to double fell on top of the mtns. It snowed heavily all day. That would put Northstar close to 5 feet so far.

The strongest wave of the storm will rotate in overnight keeping the heavy snow going. The leading edge is right around Sacramento right now. It could snow heavily into the morning. Snow showers will linger thru the day Wed. Models still show up to 2" of liquid thru Wed. on the 3 p.m. model run. Temps tonight will be below 20 degrees which would put snow ratios on top at around 20:1. That would be over 3 additional feet. That may be a bit much but that's what they show. I would think 2 feet is more reseanable, but lingering snow showers could pile up tomorrow. Right now based on what has fallen and what is coming tonight, we could be over 6 ft. range for the total up top by tomorrow when everything winds down. Another foot+ could easily fall in town tonight which would bring the totals to 2 - 3 ft.

A break Thursday & then as the main low kicks inland across SoCal after sitting off the coast all this week, we could get some light snow showers. The storm for Fri/Sat. now looks more likely to drop inside of us and bring more cold than snow. A nice weekend looks to be on tap with some sunshine.

Models still show a cold storm for Monday dropping down the coast that will bring more cold air and more snow showers. Still not sure on how close to the ocean it comes down which will determine how much moisture it has to work with.

A much needed break may be in store for a few days starting mid-week as the ridge tries to move North towards the Gulf of Alaska. This pattern would start us cold during the week, gradually getting warmer. Then the ridge should re-form back out in the Central Pacific allowing more storms to take aim by the weekend & into the following week for the possibility of another stormy period. We are looking good to be above average for snowfall on top of Northstar by the weekend. BA