Carson City area weather: Wind, showers and Sierra snow should move out by weekend
The active weather isn’t over yet. A weak low pressure will bring another chance for showers and gusty winds to the Carson City region through late Friday, with some snow in the mountains above Lake Tahoe, according to the National Weather Service.
Light rain showers are expected along with widespread southwest to west wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph. Gusts of 45 to 55 mph are possible in wind prone spots along Highway 395 and Interstate 580 by Friday afternoon and evening.
While these wind speeds are not atypical in spring for western Nevada, they could be strong enough to bring turbulent aviation conditions and possible travel restrictions for high-profile vehicles and semis in some spots, according to the weather service.
Then, a stronger system brings a better chance for rain and mountain snow with stronger winds Friday afternoon and evening.
Low pressure will move over the Sierra and northeast California Friday, with the heaviest rain and higher elevation snow expected during the afternoon and early evening. Despite snowfall, roads over and east of the Sierra crest are expected to be mainly wet or briefly slushy through Friday afternoon.
However, if heavier snow lingers until after 5 p.m. Friday, slick or slushy road accumulations over major Lake Tahoe passes are possible. To avoid unexpectedly long travel times over the Sierra Friday evening. For travel information see NVRoads.com.
Snowfall totals of 3 to 8 inches above 7,000 feet are expected in the Sierra from Alpine County north on Friday, with local amounts to 1 foot possible near the crest. Farther south into Mono County and down to 6000 feet elsewhere in the Sierra, a couple inches of snow are possible.
A break in the weather will occur this weekend. For Carson City, expect partly sunny skies Saturday with a high of 56. On Sunday we should see sunny skies with a high of 65. Around the Lake Tahoe Basin, Saturday will bring mostly cloudy skies with a high near 48 and partly sunny skies Sunday with highs in the mid-50s.
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