LAKE TAHOE — After a sunny start to the week, more snow is expected this week for the Truckee/Tahoe region as a small storm system approaches the West Coast, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Snow in the Sierra should fall Wednesday and Thursday, NWS reports, although the system won't be as cold as the one that hammered the region with 2-3 feet of snow last week.

As of Monday, potential snowfall totals from this week's storm at lake level and above 7,000 feet are still to be determined, NWS reports; lower elevation areas in the Washoe and Carson valleys should see scattered rain showers Wednesday.

Below is an extended forecast from www.noaa.gov.

Extended forecast

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow after 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday: Snow. High near 39. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 6700 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 30.

Sunday: Rain likely. Snow level 6900 feet. Cloudy, with a high near 49.