The forecast models start the long-range in agreement and then split the second half of Christmas we

Welcome to OpenSnow-Tahoe if this is your first time at the new site. It s another cold morning with lows dipping down near zero degrees again at the Truckee airport and single digits everywhere else.
Then Saturday sleep inn maingate hotel night into Sunday morning another weak system moves in with light snowfall amounts of a few inches possible. sleep inn maingate hotel The change sleep inn maingate hotel this morning is that is now looks like the next storm will be speeding up and pushing into Northern CA by Sunday night. There won t be much break in the snow but it should pick up going into Monday. The snow will continue into Tuesday when a cold front will push through bringing what could be the heaviest snow of the 3 days. Totals snowfall on the GFS model is 1-2 feet and the Euro is showing 2-3 feet by Tuesday.
We will have a break next Wednesday with cold temperatures before the next system approaches later Thursday into Friday. The European model pushes the system through on Friday with moderate snowfall amounts. The GFS digs the trough off the coast slowing the storm as it picks up lots of moisture. It then pushes in a slow moving and big storm for next weekend. The Euro has a decent storm next weekend as well after the Friday system but not as big as the GFS. We ll have to keep watching as the potential will be there for a big storm.
The forecast models start the long-range in agreement sleep inn maingate hotel and then split the second half of Christmas week. They both bring in a big storm for Christmas Eve into Christmas DAy with the GFS pulling in subtropical moisture sleep inn maingate hotel but plenty of cold. Then the Euro builds a ridge off the coast for a quiet holiday week after that. The GFS keeps low pressure in the Northeast Pacific with storms continuing sleep inn maingate hotel through the week. If you are traveling to the area next weekend stay tuned to the forecast so you can plan accordingly.
The teleconnection forecasts favor the stormier solution right now with the negative PNA pattern continuing. The blocking over Davis Straight looks to continue and around the dateline which should keep the trough along the West Coast and snow in the West. At the beginning of the week I predicted we could see at least 4-5 feet of new snow by Christmas on the mountains. That forecast is still looking good. BA