Warmer today, but more weather coming
May 30, 2011 by Tahoe Loco
Filed under Weather Geek
MONDAY MAY 30 7:24 AM
The Tahoe Basin is set for a nice spring day today, with temperatures about 10 degrees warmer than Sunday. And no snow!
A weak ridge of high pressure building over the west will keep things clear and warmer.
But the next low pressure system is already moving our way from the Pacific Northwest. It is forecast to move down the coast today and Tuesday before moving inland. We’ll see a chance of light rain and snow Wednesday, with little accumulation likely.
Thursday should be warmer as another high builds across the region, but another, stronger low pressure system remains in the long range forecast for next weekend. As of now it seems certain to drift slowly down the coast, and the big question is when and where it will turn inland. It could keep going all the way to Southern California. Or it could take a left and slam into the Sierra next weekend, bringing significant rain and snow, especially for the first weekend of June. We might not be done with the winter style weather yet.
Stay tuned for details.
Temperature forecasts:
Tahoe City:
Monday 52
Tuesday 52
Wednesday 47
7000 feet
Monday 40
Tuesday 40
Wednesday 34
\Regional radar with rain/snow mix:
9
Snow showers moving east this morning
May 29, 2011 by TahoeLoco
Filed under Weather Geek
SUNDAY MAY 29 6:24 AM
When will it end?
Several more inches of snow fell on the Tahoe Basin late Saturday into this morning, with 4 to 6 inches accumulating above 7000 feet.
The latest system was moving south and east of Tahoe this morning, with only scattered snow showers in its wake. Temperatures should be warmer today and Monday.
But the trough of low pressure that brought this storm to Tahoe remains entrenched off the Pacific Coast, and it is likely to send more weather our way later this week. A low pressure system will build off the Northwest coast of California early in the week and could send some energy toward Tahoe midweek. When that low finally moves inland later in the week we could see another cold storm, possibly next weekend.
The long range forecast shows a ridge of high pressure building over the coast about the start of the second week in June, which would finally bring some warmer, more typical late spring conditions to the region.
Temperature forecasts:
Tahoe City:
Sunday 38
Monday 52
Tuesday 56
7000 feet
Sunday 31
Monday 40
Tuesday 40
\Regional radar with rain/snow mix:
9
Cool weekend on tap
May 26, 2011 by Tahoe Loco
Filed under Weather Geek
More unseasonably cool weather is on tap for the Sierra this weekend.
Today’s highs should be about 10 degrees below normal, with gusty winds approaching 50 mph along the ridges, especially south of Tahoe. Friday will be a little warmer but still below normal for this time of year.
On Saturday another wave of energy from the Pacific is forecast to move inland. This one looks like a bit of an “inside slider,” meaning that the system is on track to move inland over the Pacific Northwest and then drop down the backside of the Cascades and the Sierra.
The storm could bring some rain or snow to far Northern California and some precipitation to the Tahoe region, especially the Eastern Slope late Saturday into Sunday.
A weak ridge of high pressure is forecast to build by Sunday, bringing at least a brief warming trend to the region before more unsettled weather approaches early next week. The Memorial Day Holiday could be the warmest and calmest day of the week, but it still won’t feel like summer is around the corner.
Stay tuned to www.tahoeloco.com for updates.
Temperature forecasts:
Tahoe City:
Thursday 49
Friday 54
Saturday 47
Sunday 50
7000 feet
Thursday 40
Friday 41
Saturday 36
Sunday 41
\Regional radar with rain/snow mix:
9