Looks like the little heat wave is hear now thru Wed. with temps in the 70's in town & 60's on the mountains. Truckee has the chance to break the record high today & tomorrow.
A strong cold front looks to come thru Thursday for a return of cold air & snow thru the weekend. I will be in Hawaii for a week starting tomorrow, so I will post on the snow for the month of May when I return. Get out & enjoy summer while it lasts. BA
Monday, April 20, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Northstar hits 400" mark...
4" in the past 24 hours from the the cold front & storm to our East. That puts Northstar at 400" on the season, 50" over their seasonal average. Norhstar only measures snow that falls from their opening day to closing day, as where as other resorts will measure from the first to last flake that falls whether they are open or not. That will account for part of a lower seasonal average. Now we just need to continue for everyone to have above normal snowfall for the next few years to reverse the drought.
Cold air will remain in place today on the mtn. with temps not breaking freezing on much of it. Tomorrow the ridge begins to move closer & we begin to warm into the 40's, then 50's on friday into the weekend. In town temps will hit the 60's this weekend & get close to 70 by Mon. This will be the first little heat wave of the season, coming in perfect timing right after the resorts close.
Get out & enjoy the last fresh snow today & get out & enjoy great spring skiing this weekend. I'll be posting on the chance for more snow for you spring skiers next week after the wedding. BA
Cold air will remain in place today on the mtn. with temps not breaking freezing on much of it. Tomorrow the ridge begins to move closer & we begin to warm into the 40's, then 50's on friday into the weekend. In town temps will hit the 60's this weekend & get close to 70 by Mon. This will be the first little heat wave of the season, coming in perfect timing right after the resorts close.
Get out & enjoy the last fresh snow today & get out & enjoy great spring skiing this weekend. I'll be posting on the chance for more snow for you spring skiers next week after the wedding. BA
Monday, April 13, 2009
Final Cold Snap........
Big difference in the weather for Tues. & Wed. A cold front will be coming thru by Midday Tues. dropping temps into the 30's for highs, even in town. It may even drop into the 20's on top of the mtn., a big change from the nice weather the past few days. The front will also bring a band of heavy snow thru the area. A couple inches could fall on the mtn. during the brief band of snow. Snow will also fall in town but shouldn't stick long with the warm ground.
Tues. night cold unstable air in place along with a wave of energy dropping thru the area could trigger some additional snow showers into Wed. morning. Another inch or two could fall on the mtn. Temps will stay in the 30's on Wed. & could hit the teens Wed. night. . There won't be more snow on the crest with this storm as it is coming in from the North sliding down thru Nevada. If anything the heaviest snow will fall further to the East. This will be the last powder to freshen the slopes this season.
Beginning Thurs. the ridge will begin to build off the coast & keep the Thurs. storm & subsequent storms to out North into Oregon & Washington. Temps will warm into the 40's on the mtn. & then the 50's by Friday into closing weekend. Temps in town by the weekend could be in the mid 60's. The first time we have really gotten that warm this spring. Should make for an awesome weekend of spring skiing.
Long range models show a possible shift West in the ridge the last week of April, but I think right now that the storms will still stay just to our North or only bring light amounts of precip if they reach us. Last year May had a few storms including one on Memorial day weekend, so we will have to see what May will bring this year for you back country skiers & boarders. I am in Redding today & Shasta looks buried in snow pretty far down. BA
Tues. night cold unstable air in place along with a wave of energy dropping thru the area could trigger some additional snow showers into Wed. morning. Another inch or two could fall on the mtn. Temps will stay in the 30's on Wed. & could hit the teens Wed. night. . There won't be more snow on the crest with this storm as it is coming in from the North sliding down thru Nevada. If anything the heaviest snow will fall further to the East. This will be the last powder to freshen the slopes this season.
Beginning Thurs. the ridge will begin to build off the coast & keep the Thurs. storm & subsequent storms to out North into Oregon & Washington. Temps will warm into the 40's on the mtn. & then the 50's by Friday into closing weekend. Temps in town by the weekend could be in the mid 60's. The first time we have really gotten that warm this spring. Should make for an awesome weekend of spring skiing.
Long range models show a possible shift West in the ridge the last week of April, but I think right now that the storms will still stay just to our North or only bring light amounts of precip if they reach us. Last year May had a few storms including one on Memorial day weekend, so we will have to see what May will bring this year for you back country skiers & boarders. I am in Redding today & Shasta looks buried in snow pretty far down. BA
Saturday, April 11, 2009
One Last Flake?
Beautiful weather will be in place with temps in the 50's Sun. & Mon. This is a weak ridge that will allow another storm with cold air & snow showers to affect us on Tues. & Wed. Storm looks to drop only light amounts right now but we'll have to watch the track. Temps will be cold with highs only in the 30's Tues-Wed.
It appears likely now that a strong ridge will start to build off the West coast starting on Thursday blocking storm activity to our North. Temps should start to warm into the 50's by closing weekend.
Looking at long range models it looks like after finishing the season next weekend with a good snowpack & warm temps, that weather will continue until the end the April. BA
It appears likely now that a strong ridge will start to build off the West coast starting on Thursday blocking storm activity to our North. Temps should start to warm into the 50's by closing weekend.
Looking at long range models it looks like after finishing the season next weekend with a good snowpack & warm temps, that weather will continue until the end the April. BA
Friday, April 10, 2009
Typical Spring Storms.....
Splitting storm drove most of the energy from the storm into SoCal. Without the forcing, shadowing occured once again. Northstar picked up another 2" for a 3 day total of 5". Snow should continue off & on lightly today on the mtn. before tapering off & we could pick up another couple of inches. Looks like we will end up at the lower end of the 6-12 forecast by Sat. morning. No complaints about snow falling in April freshening up the slopes. Just South of Tahoe around Sierra at Tahoe they have 3 day totals of 14-18". Areas along the crest 12-15".
A nice weekend is in store with cool temps in the low 40's Sat. gradually warming a couple degrees each day going into Monday as the ridge moves towards the coast keeping storms to our North.
Another storm dives into the Pac NW Tuesday & could come far enough South to bring another dose of light snow for Tues/Wed. It will definitely bring colder air dropping temps into the 30's for Tues. & Wed.
Beginning Thursday it looks like the ridge tries to build off the coast for a little while. This will keep storms aimed at the coast the second half of next week to our North & bring a beautiful weekend to end the season with temps near 50 on the mtn. & 60 in town.
Many people are surprised that the resorts ended above average for seasonal snowfall. It is true, but it seemed this year most of the snow came in a few big storms weeks apart instead of several average size storms. The 6-8 foot storm the first week of March gave the big boost. Also, after the 4 feet that fell in town the end of Dec., most of the big storms it rained in town. We are still in a drought though from the past two winters of below average snowfall. We need another couple winters of above average snowfall. I'm going to put my money on next season if we can get the ocean to warm a little. BA
A nice weekend is in store with cool temps in the low 40's Sat. gradually warming a couple degrees each day going into Monday as the ridge moves towards the coast keeping storms to our North.
Another storm dives into the Pac NW Tuesday & could come far enough South to bring another dose of light snow for Tues/Wed. It will definitely bring colder air dropping temps into the 30's for Tues. & Wed.
Beginning Thursday it looks like the ridge tries to build off the coast for a little while. This will keep storms aimed at the coast the second half of next week to our North & bring a beautiful weekend to end the season with temps near 50 on the mtn. & 60 in town.
Many people are surprised that the resorts ended above average for seasonal snowfall. It is true, but it seemed this year most of the snow came in a few big storms weeks apart instead of several average size storms. The 6-8 foot storm the first week of March gave the big boost. Also, after the 4 feet that fell in town the end of Dec., most of the big storms it rained in town. We are still in a drought though from the past two winters of below average snowfall. We need another couple winters of above average snowfall. I'm going to put my money on next season if we can get the ocean to warm a little. BA
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Thursday Storm Update......
Light snow showers yesterday & overnight dropped another couple inches on top of Northstar, & a few more inches along the crest. Areas just South of Tahoe like Sierra are up to 10-12" now since Tuesday & areas along the crest 6-9". The NWS reporting station on the crest hit the seasonal snowfall average of 450" overnight.
Light snow should continue today into Friday afternoon. The storm is splitting as it comes onshore with the main energy sliding South down the coast. Still, there is a lot of moisture with the storm & computer models still show 1/2-3/4" of liquid along the Sierra which would be 6-10". There will mostly likely be some shadowing so I am thinking 10" on the crest with 6" on top of Northstar by tomorrow night. That would put Northstar over 400" on the season which is 50" over their seasonal average.
A nice weekend in store with cool temps in the low 40's Sat. gradually warming a couple degrees each day going into Monday as the ridge moves towards the coast.
Another storm dives into the Pac NW Tuesday & could come far enough South to bring another dose of light snow for Tues/Wed. It will definitely bring colder air dropping temps into the 30's for Tues. & Wed.
Beginning Thursday it looks like the ridge tries to build off the coast for a little while, keeping storms way to our North into Canada & bringing a beautiful weekend to end the season.
As of April 1st, Lake Tahoe's snow pack was at 77% of average, & precip was at 86% of average on the year. That is after a 137% of average in March. Although most resorts will hit or go above their average seasonal snowfall by this weekend, the total liquid percent of average will still be slightly below due to lots of cold storms this year with powdery snow which skiers love, but it has very low water content. Also, snowpack is below average due to the high snow levels during the big storms this year. BA
Light snow should continue today into Friday afternoon. The storm is splitting as it comes onshore with the main energy sliding South down the coast. Still, there is a lot of moisture with the storm & computer models still show 1/2-3/4" of liquid along the Sierra which would be 6-10". There will mostly likely be some shadowing so I am thinking 10" on the crest with 6" on top of Northstar by tomorrow night. That would put Northstar over 400" on the season which is 50" over their seasonal average.
A nice weekend in store with cool temps in the low 40's Sat. gradually warming a couple degrees each day going into Monday as the ridge moves towards the coast.
Another storm dives into the Pac NW Tuesday & could come far enough South to bring another dose of light snow for Tues/Wed. It will definitely bring colder air dropping temps into the 30's for Tues. & Wed.
Beginning Thursday it looks like the ridge tries to build off the coast for a little while, keeping storms way to our North into Canada & bringing a beautiful weekend to end the season.
As of April 1st, Lake Tahoe's snow pack was at 77% of average, & precip was at 86% of average on the year. That is after a 137% of average in March. Although most resorts will hit or go above their average seasonal snowfall by this weekend, the total liquid percent of average will still be slightly below due to lots of cold storms this year with powdery snow which skiers love, but it has very low water content. Also, snowpack is below average due to the high snow levels during the big storms this year. BA
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
3 more days.....
Impressive band of snow hit the crest last night & without any good forcing from the wimpy April storm it got stuck there & fell apart. Light snow showers overnight dropped 2" of snow on Northstar. Areas along the crest got 4-6" & 8" just South of Tahoe where the best energy was.
Snow showers should continue off & on today before we get a short break tonight. We could pick up a few more inches on the mtn. & should end up right in that 3-6" forecasted range.
A bit of a break tonight into Thursday morning before the next storm moves in, but can't rule out a snow shower with the cold unstable air in place. This next storm will split & the main energy will slide down the CA coast & we will only get light snow on the East side of the storm. A slight shift in the track to the East would increase our snowfall. Snow showers may last into Sat. morning, but should mostly wind down by Friday night. Total liquid on the latest models is 1/2-3/4" which would be 6-10" on the mtn. I don't know if I buy that much but will go with 3-6 again & hopefully we get the higher end this time. 6-12 inches on the mtn. would be the total by Saturday, more over the crest with the shadowing from these wimpy storms.
A nice weekend with cool temps in the 40's as a storm hits the Pac. NW on Sun. & stays to our North. Another storm dives in Tuesday & could come far enough South to bring another dose of light snow for Tues/Wed. Yet another storm dives in on Thurs/Fri, but not sure yet if it comes this far South. After that it looks like the storm track may shift to our North for a while. Just need to get 8 more inches on northstar so they can hit 400" on the season, which is 50" over their average. The crest should be right around their seasonal average by this weekend.
As of April 1st, Lake Tahoe's snow pack was at 77% of average, & precip was at 86% of average on the year. That is after a 137% of average in March. Although most resorts will hit or go above their average seasonal snowfall by this weekend, the total liquid percent of average will still be slightly below due to lots of cold storms this year with powdery snow which skiers love, but it has very low water content. BA
Snow showers should continue off & on today before we get a short break tonight. We could pick up a few more inches on the mtn. & should end up right in that 3-6" forecasted range.
A bit of a break tonight into Thursday morning before the next storm moves in, but can't rule out a snow shower with the cold unstable air in place. This next storm will split & the main energy will slide down the CA coast & we will only get light snow on the East side of the storm. A slight shift in the track to the East would increase our snowfall. Snow showers may last into Sat. morning, but should mostly wind down by Friday night. Total liquid on the latest models is 1/2-3/4" which would be 6-10" on the mtn. I don't know if I buy that much but will go with 3-6 again & hopefully we get the higher end this time. 6-12 inches on the mtn. would be the total by Saturday, more over the crest with the shadowing from these wimpy storms.
A nice weekend with cool temps in the 40's as a storm hits the Pac. NW on Sun. & stays to our North. Another storm dives in Tuesday & could come far enough South to bring another dose of light snow for Tues/Wed. Yet another storm dives in on Thurs/Fri, but not sure yet if it comes this far South. After that it looks like the storm track may shift to our North for a while. Just need to get 8 more inches on northstar so they can hit 400" on the season, which is 50" over their average. The crest should be right around their seasonal average by this weekend.
As of April 1st, Lake Tahoe's snow pack was at 77% of average, & precip was at 86% of average on the year. That is after a 137% of average in March. Although most resorts will hit or go above their average seasonal snowfall by this weekend, the total liquid percent of average will still be slightly below due to lots of cold storms this year with powdery snow which skiers love, but it has very low water content. BA
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Last Hurrah?
The storm is currently coming onshore by San Francisco. The clouds should continue to increase & the snow should start to fall by this evening. The heavier band of snow on the North side of the storm looks to set up to our North near Lassen, & the jetstream coming under the storm looks to set up to our South near Mammoth. These areas look to pick up over a foot of snow by Wed. night. In the middle here in Tahoe we will get a band of snow tonight as the storm crosses the area, with a break tomorrow morning & possibly another band tomorrow afternoon as the storm exits. Total liquid looks to be .25 - .5 inches so 3-6 inches of snow on the mountains by Wed. afternoon is how it looks right now. If the storm shifts South we may get some more snow than expected. It will snow in town, but with the high sun angle thru the clouds & the temps with the storm staying above freezing during the day I wouldn't expect much accumulation, only at night or on the grass.
A bit of a break Wed. night into Thursday morning before the next storm moves in, but it may continue to snow lightly at times. This next storm will slide down the CA coast & we will only get light snow on the East side of the storm. A slight shift in the track to the East would increase our snowfall. Snow showers may last into Sat. morning. Total liquid looks to be around 1/4" right now so 3" on the mtn. possibly a little more. 6-12 inches on the mtn. in total by Saturday, but that is with us in the unfavorable section of both storms so a slight shift in either storm could push that total higher.
A nice weekend with cool temps in the 40's as a storm hits the Pac. NW on Sun. & stays to our North. Another storm dives in Tuesday & could come far enough South to bring another dose of light snow for Tues/Wed. Yet another storm dives in on Thurs/Fri, but not sure yet if it comes this far South. After that it looks like the storm track may shift to our North for a while. Get out & enjoy the snow the next few days. This could be the last hurrah, & should put most resorts above average for snowfall on the season just before they close. These will be the best closing conditions in a few years. BA
A bit of a break Wed. night into Thursday morning before the next storm moves in, but it may continue to snow lightly at times. This next storm will slide down the CA coast & we will only get light snow on the East side of the storm. A slight shift in the track to the East would increase our snowfall. Snow showers may last into Sat. morning. Total liquid looks to be around 1/4" right now so 3" on the mtn. possibly a little more. 6-12 inches on the mtn. in total by Saturday, but that is with us in the unfavorable section of both storms so a slight shift in either storm could push that total higher.
A nice weekend with cool temps in the 40's as a storm hits the Pac. NW on Sun. & stays to our North. Another storm dives in Tuesday & could come far enough South to bring another dose of light snow for Tues/Wed. Yet another storm dives in on Thurs/Fri, but not sure yet if it comes this far South. After that it looks like the storm track may shift to our North for a while. Get out & enjoy the snow the next few days. This could be the last hurrah, & should put most resorts above average for snowfall on the season just before they close. These will be the best closing conditions in a few years. BA
Monday, April 6, 2009
Not A Beach Week......
Nice weather again today with temps near 50 on the mtn. & near 60 in town, with Southerly winds developing ahead of the cut-off low wobbling off the CA coast.
The storm should finally begin to move inland on Tuesday with snow starting around Tuesday afternoon/evening & lasting into the day on Wed. The snow levels look to be around lake level or slightly lower. The storm wants to split as it comes onshore so the heaviest precip will be North & South of Tahoe. Total liquid looks to be .25 - .5 inches so 3-6 inches of snow on the mountains by Wed. afternoon is how it looks right now. It will snow in town, but with the high sun angle thru the clouds & the temps with the storm staying above freezing during the day I wouldn't expect much accumulation, only at night or on the grass.
Not much break before the next storm storm moves in Wed. night & could last into Saturday morning. It now looks as if the storm will slide down the CA coast instead of move inland over Central CA. This will keep the snow light, but if the storm shifts inland a little it could increase the snow. This storm will be similar to the first storm with the same snow levels & snow amounts. So right now we are looking at light snow off & on from Tuesday afternoon into Sat. morning with a total of 6-12 inches on the mountains, possibly more in some locations, especially on the crest. Temps will be around freezing or slightly above on the mtn. so the snow will be light on top & thick on the bottom.
A nice weekend with cool temps in the 40's before another storm could dive in & bring another dose of light snow for Tues/Wed. of next week. After that it looks like the storm track may shift to our North for a few days. I think we may get more storms thereafter, but most of the resorts will be closing.
If anyone has been keeping track as I have, the sun has been extremely quiet the past year & now seismic & volcanic activity has been increasing. There are studies that suggest this is an effect of the inactive sun. All of this phenomenon normally leads to a period of global cooling. Could be interesting. BA
The storm should finally begin to move inland on Tuesday with snow starting around Tuesday afternoon/evening & lasting into the day on Wed. The snow levels look to be around lake level or slightly lower. The storm wants to split as it comes onshore so the heaviest precip will be North & South of Tahoe. Total liquid looks to be .25 - .5 inches so 3-6 inches of snow on the mountains by Wed. afternoon is how it looks right now. It will snow in town, but with the high sun angle thru the clouds & the temps with the storm staying above freezing during the day I wouldn't expect much accumulation, only at night or on the grass.
Not much break before the next storm storm moves in Wed. night & could last into Saturday morning. It now looks as if the storm will slide down the CA coast instead of move inland over Central CA. This will keep the snow light, but if the storm shifts inland a little it could increase the snow. This storm will be similar to the first storm with the same snow levels & snow amounts. So right now we are looking at light snow off & on from Tuesday afternoon into Sat. morning with a total of 6-12 inches on the mountains, possibly more in some locations, especially on the crest. Temps will be around freezing or slightly above on the mtn. so the snow will be light on top & thick on the bottom.
A nice weekend with cool temps in the 40's before another storm could dive in & bring another dose of light snow for Tues/Wed. of next week. After that it looks like the storm track may shift to our North for a few days. I think we may get more storms thereafter, but most of the resorts will be closing.
If anyone has been keeping track as I have, the sun has been extremely quiet the past year & now seismic & volcanic activity has been increasing. There are studies that suggest this is an effect of the inactive sun. All of this phenomenon normally leads to a period of global cooling. Could be interesting. BA
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Cold & Snowy End to Season......
Nice weather again today with temps near 50 on the mtn. & near 60 in town, with Southerly winds developing ahead of the cut-off low wobbling off the CA coast.
The storm should finally begin to move inland on Tuesday with snow starting around Tuesday afternoon/evening & lasting into the day on Wed. The snow levels look to be around lake level or slightly lower. The storm wants to split as it comes onshore so the heaviest precip will be North & South of Tahoe. Total liquid looks to be .25 - .5 inches so 3-6 inches of snow on the mountains by Wed. afternoon is how it looks right now. It will snow in town, but with the high sun angle thru the clouds & the temps with the storm staying above freezing during the day I wouldn't expect much accumulation, only at night or on the grass.
Not much break before the next storm storm moves in Wed. night & could last into Saturday morning. It now looks as if the storm will slide down the CA coast instead of move inland over Central CA. This will keep the snow light, but if the storm shifts inlan a little it could increase the snow. This storm will be similar to the first storm with the same snow levels & snow amounts. So right now we are looking at light snow off & on from Tuesday afternoon into Sat. morning with a total of 6-12 inches on the mountains, possibly more in some locations, especially on the crest. Temps will be around freezing or slightly above on the mtn. so the snow will be light on top & thick on the bottom.
A nice weekend with cool temps in the 40's before another storm could dive in & bring another dose of light snow for Tues/Wed. of next week. After that it looks like the storm track may shift to our North for a few days. I think we may get more storms thereafter, but most of the resorts will be closing.
If anyone has been keeping track as I have, the sun has been extremely quiet the past year & now seismic & volcanic activity has been increasing. There are studies that suggest this is an effect of the inactive sun. All of this phenomenon normally leads to a period of global cooling. Could be interesting. BA
The storm should finally begin to move inland on Tuesday with snow starting around Tuesday afternoon/evening & lasting into the day on Wed. The snow levels look to be around lake level or slightly lower. The storm wants to split as it comes onshore so the heaviest precip will be North & South of Tahoe. Total liquid looks to be .25 - .5 inches so 3-6 inches of snow on the mountains by Wed. afternoon is how it looks right now. It will snow in town, but with the high sun angle thru the clouds & the temps with the storm staying above freezing during the day I wouldn't expect much accumulation, only at night or on the grass.
Not much break before the next storm storm moves in Wed. night & could last into Saturday morning. It now looks as if the storm will slide down the CA coast instead of move inland over Central CA. This will keep the snow light, but if the storm shifts inlan a little it could increase the snow. This storm will be similar to the first storm with the same snow levels & snow amounts. So right now we are looking at light snow off & on from Tuesday afternoon into Sat. morning with a total of 6-12 inches on the mountains, possibly more in some locations, especially on the crest. Temps will be around freezing or slightly above on the mtn. so the snow will be light on top & thick on the bottom.
A nice weekend with cool temps in the 40's before another storm could dive in & bring another dose of light snow for Tues/Wed. of next week. After that it looks like the storm track may shift to our North for a few days. I think we may get more storms thereafter, but most of the resorts will be closing.
If anyone has been keeping track as I have, the sun has been extremely quiet the past year & now seismic & volcanic activity has been increasing. There are studies that suggest this is an effect of the inactive sun. All of this phenomenon normally leads to a period of global cooling. Could be interesting. BA
Thursday, April 2, 2009
A Cold Slap....
Another sunny & cool day today. Clouds increase tonight & a strong cold front moves thru in the early morning hours Friday. The front should bring a band of snow, not much, just a coating in town to a couple inches on the mtn. Behind the front there will be lots of cold air. Temps won't get above freezing on most of the mtn. & will be in the 30's in town.
Nice weekend as sun returns & a small ridge is pumped up in front of the next storm headed our way. Temps will be slow to warm with temps near 40 Saturday & the mid 40's Sunday on the mtn., near 50 in town.
Monday a cold storm arrives out of the Gulf of Alaska. It now looks as if it will be a cut-off storm which will slow it down & make the track a little more unpredictable. Looking for a nice day to start on Monday with increasing clouds. Storm should arrive sometime Monday night & possibly last into Wed. morning. It will be a cold storm so temps will be in the 30's for few days on the mtn. & near 40 in town. Amount of snow is still uncertain. Definitely looks like the heaviest snow will fall South of Tahoe, but models still showing 6-12 inches with over a foot on the crest. Will have to fine tune the next few days. Snow levels will start around lake level then fall, so fluffy snow for all.
Storm door will remain open thru the week. Looks like a break the middle of next week before the possibility of another cold storm with cold air diving down from the North towards the end of the week & into the weekend.
In the extended we will have to see where the ridge sets up. It should stay out in the Central Pacific which will keep the storm door open with cool air around. Depending on how far North it sets up will determine whether storms continue to hit CA going into the second week of April or hit just to our North like this week. Either way there are no big warm-ups in sight yet. BA
Nice weekend as sun returns & a small ridge is pumped up in front of the next storm headed our way. Temps will be slow to warm with temps near 40 Saturday & the mid 40's Sunday on the mtn., near 50 in town.
Monday a cold storm arrives out of the Gulf of Alaska. It now looks as if it will be a cut-off storm which will slow it down & make the track a little more unpredictable. Looking for a nice day to start on Monday with increasing clouds. Storm should arrive sometime Monday night & possibly last into Wed. morning. It will be a cold storm so temps will be in the 30's for few days on the mtn. & near 40 in town. Amount of snow is still uncertain. Definitely looks like the heaviest snow will fall South of Tahoe, but models still showing 6-12 inches with over a foot on the crest. Will have to fine tune the next few days. Snow levels will start around lake level then fall, so fluffy snow for all.
Storm door will remain open thru the week. Looks like a break the middle of next week before the possibility of another cold storm with cold air diving down from the North towards the end of the week & into the weekend.
In the extended we will have to see where the ridge sets up. It should stay out in the Central Pacific which will keep the storm door open with cool air around. Depending on how far North it sets up will determine whether storms continue to hit CA going into the second week of April or hit just to our North like this week. Either way there are no big warm-ups in sight yet. BA
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
April Fools.....
Storm for Monday now looks to dump over 6ft. of snow over Tahoe!
Cool sunny weather to continue into tomorrow. Another storm hitting the Pac NW then sliding down inside of us will bring cold air again form Friday, not breaking the freezing mark on much of the mtn. This storm will track a little further West than the other ones so we should see some light snow Friday morning. Looking like just an inch or two on the mtn. Models yesterday were a little more aggressive with a few inches but have shifted the storm a little East today so not as much snow.
No change to the sunny weekend coming. Temps will be slow to warm Sat. then warmer Sunday possibly breaking 50 on the mtn. The ridge will be shifting Westward across the Pacific over the weekend opening the storm door.
Monday a cold storm arrives out of the Gulf of Alaska. Not sure yet how strong the storm is going to be. If you believed the first line, then you didn't get my April Fools joke. Models are still mixed on how much moisture the storm will gather, & are leanin towards a split sending the heaviest snow just to our South. Either way we should be in for some fresh fluffy powder & some cold temps to start the week.
Storm door will remain open thru the week. Looks like a break the middle of next week before the possibility of another cold storm with cold air diving down from the North towards the end of the week & into the weekend.
Still see that storm the middle-end of the week of the 13th. BA
Cool sunny weather to continue into tomorrow. Another storm hitting the Pac NW then sliding down inside of us will bring cold air again form Friday, not breaking the freezing mark on much of the mtn. This storm will track a little further West than the other ones so we should see some light snow Friday morning. Looking like just an inch or two on the mtn. Models yesterday were a little more aggressive with a few inches but have shifted the storm a little East today so not as much snow.
No change to the sunny weekend coming. Temps will be slow to warm Sat. then warmer Sunday possibly breaking 50 on the mtn. The ridge will be shifting Westward across the Pacific over the weekend opening the storm door.
Monday a cold storm arrives out of the Gulf of Alaska. Not sure yet how strong the storm is going to be. If you believed the first line, then you didn't get my April Fools joke. Models are still mixed on how much moisture the storm will gather, & are leanin towards a split sending the heaviest snow just to our South. Either way we should be in for some fresh fluffy powder & some cold temps to start the week.
Storm door will remain open thru the week. Looks like a break the middle of next week before the possibility of another cold storm with cold air diving down from the North towards the end of the week & into the weekend.
Still see that storm the middle-end of the week of the 13th. BA
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