Lake Tahoe weather: Snow, chain controls return to Tahoe Basin
LAKE TAHOE ” Snow returned to the basin Sunday night and Monday morning, bringing back dangerous road conditions for the Monday commute.
According to the National Weather Service in Reno, some light snow showers are expected today, before a break during the day Tuesday.
Snow is forecast to return Tuesday night and Wednesday, with chances of snow forecast through the weekend.
Below is an extended forecast from http://www.noaa.gov, as well as a detailed road conditions and snowtire/chain control report from the Nevada Department of Transportation.
Monday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 10 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Southwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.
Wednesday: Snow. High near 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.
Wednesday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 22.
Friday: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 33.
Friday Night: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 34.
Road Conditions Report
Interstate Route 80:
– Chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles for 55.8 miles
between Drum California Exit 150 and 0.7 miles east of California
State Line.
– Snowtires or chains required for 6 miles between 0.7 miles east of
California State Line and 0.4 miles west of Mogul Exit 7.
– Snowtires or chains required for 52.1 miles between 0.4 miles west
of Lovelock Main Street Exit 106 and 0.5 miles west of Cosgrave Exit
158.
U.S. Route 50:
– Chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles for 48.4 miles
between 2.6 miles east of Placerville California and 4.1 miles west
of Junction of California State Route 89.
– Snowtires or chains required for 21.1 miles between 0.7 miles east
of California State Line and 0.4 miles west of Junction US 395 at
South Carson City.
– Snowtires or chains required for 36 miles between 0.5 miles east of
Junction State Route 121-Dixie Valley Road and 3.9 miles west of
Antelope Turnout.
– Snowtires or chains required for 11.3 miles between 0.3 miles east
of Austin and 0.3 miles west of Junction State Route 376.
– Snowtires or chains required for 9.6 miles between 0.5 miles east of
Eureka and Junction Duck Water Road.
– Snowtires or chains required for 8.7 miles between 3.4 miles west of
Little Antelope Summit and 5.3 miles east of Little Antelope Summit.
– Snowtires or chains required for 8.7 miles between 5.6 miles west of
Robinson Summit and 3.1 miles east of Robinson Summit.
– Snowtires or chains required for 10.4 miles between 4.8 miles west
of Connors Pass and 0.6 miles east of Junction US 93 at Majors
Place.
– Snowtires or chains required for 9.4 miles between 5 miles west of
Sacramento Pass and 4.4 miles east of Sacramento Pass.
U.S. Route 395:
– Snowtires or chains required for 44.2 miles between Bridgeport
California and 0.3 miles north of California State Line.
– Open with no controls, high wind advisory: campers and trailers are
not advised for 6 miles between 2.3 miles north of Junction US 395
Business and State Route 529-North Carson Street and Winters Ranch.
– Snowtires or chains required for 9.1 miles between 0.3 miles north
of Lemmon Valley Exit 74 and 0.4 miles north of Bordertown Exit 83.
State Route 28:
– Snowtires or chains required for 26.8 miles between Junction US 50
and Tahoe City California.
State Route 89:
– Chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles for 8.3 miles
between 2.2 miles north of Junction US 50 and Bliss State Park.
– Snowtires or chains required for 60.2 miles between Bliss State Park
and 7 miles north of Calpine California.
State Route 431:
– Snowtires or chains required for 22.1 miles between Junction State
Route 28 and 2.4 miles south of Junction US 395.
California Route 267:
– Chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles for 12.6 miles
between Junction of Interstate 80 at Truckee California and Junction
California 28 at Kings Beach.
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