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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

How much crap can you take to Burning Man?

8/26/08 8:50 am

Yesterday's cold front passage left us with slightly cooler temps for today. Warm up starts again tomorrow as West Coast ridge develops and shifts into the Great Basin. Expect temps to climb above climo for the next few days. Labor Day weekend looking good, but breezy at this point.

24hr Forecast:
Sunny. Highs 71-81 with light winds

48hr Forecast:
Sunny. Highs 78-88. SE winds ~10mph

72+hr Forecast:
Sunny, Highs 79-89. East winds ~10mph

Temperatures next 24hrs:
Truckee- low 80's
Tahoe City- upper 70's/low 80's
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8000'- upper 60's/mid 70's

Winds next 24hrs: (direction/ mph)
Truckee- Light West winds shifting N/NE
Tahoe City- Light West winds shifting N/NE
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8000'- W/SW 25mph G40mph this AM decreasing to ~10mph +/-, shifting N/NE by this evening

Forecast snowfall next 24hrs:
Truckee- bagel
Tahoe City- bagel
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8000'- bagel

Temps last 24hrs:
Truckee- highs upper 70's
Tahoe City- mid 70's
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8000'- mid 50's~60F

Winds last 24hrs: (direction/ mph)
Truckee- W/SW 10-25mph
Tahoe City- N/A
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8000'- 35-50mph G70mph

Snowfall last 24hrs:
Truckee- zero
Tahoe City- zip
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8000'- zilch

5-14 Day Outlook: West Coast ridge begins to break down for Labor Day weekend, sunny but breezy. Chance of thunderstorms South of Mammoth due to remnants of Julio.



Current NWS Lake Tahoe Forecast click
here
Lake Tahoe Recreational Forecast here

CURRENT CONDITIONS:

Truckee
Tahoe City
Reno
Local Mountain Remote Data
Surface Observations
Wind Chill Chart
NASA/JPL-UCD buoys

FORECAST LINKS:
National Weather Service Reno
WSFO Reno Discussion

Lake Tahoe Backcountry Forecast

RADAR:
PAC NW Radar
PAC SW Radar

SATELLITE IMAGERY:
4km IR Loop
16km IR Loop
Central CA 1km Visible
GOES-W 12hr WV
GOES 24hr NA WV
Precipitable Water Loop
Past Week's Estimated Precip

SNOWPACK INFORMATION:
Sierra Avalanche Center

Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center
California Department of Water Resources

SNOTEL Data
NOAA NOHRSC Interactive Snow Information

NWS Snowpack Analyses

Donner Summit Snowfall History

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