Friday, February 5, 2010
Crab In My Shoemouth
Lake Tahoe Area Weather and Snowpack Information
2/5/10 7:49pm
Interesting times as the forecast seems to change every 24hrs. Bright side of this is the changes are for the better. In the short term, snow showers tonight and Saturday will add up to 6"+/- along the TSC, the West Shore will fair the best for places below 7g's as Truckee and points East see only light accumulations. Nothing huge, but fresh snow nonetheless. Conditions are midwinter perfect right now, and are only going to get better.
Points South of Tahoe, mainly from Mammoth->Southern Sierra will see decent snows over the next two days. 1' around Mammoth and 2-3' in the High Sierra. QPF down there over the next three days tallies about 3".
For Tahoe, temps in the 20s will be the norm @ 8k with clouds and snow showers for pretty much the next 7-10 days. Winds are from the South tonight and Saturday before diminishing and tracking to the North by Sunday. Forecast for the longer term is looking quite good as a split flow pattern develops off the Eastern Pacific and a blocking pattern sets up over the midwest resulting in systems continually impacting the region. The Pacjet will stay focused on SoCal in true El Nino style, so we sill stay along the Northern edge as the bulk of the moisture stays with the jet stream. Snow levels look to stay 5000' and lower. Timing looks to have storms hitting on Monday night-> Tuesday and again Wednesday night-> Thursday. These shots of energy don't look overly impressive, but fresh snow every couple days is great for good riding and a stable snowpack. There doesn't seem to be any sunny days in the forecast.
Enjoy.
-PWG
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Current NWS Lake Tahoe Forecast
Lake Tahoe Backcountry Forecast
Lake Tahoe Recreational Forecast
Wind Chill Chart
Forecast Links:
National Weather Service Reno
National Weather Service Sacramento
NWS Reno Discussion
NWS Sacramento Discussion
Radar:
Intellicast Reno
Intellicast San Francisco
PacNW
PacSW
Satellite Imagery:
4km IR Loop
16km IR Loop
Central California 1km Visible
GOES-W 12hr WV
GOES NA 24hr WV
Precipitable Water Loop
Past Week's Estimated Precipitation Totals
Forecasting Tools:
Day 1 QPF
Day 2 QPF
Day 3 QPF
Day 4-5 QPF
5 Day Total QPF
California Nevada River Forecast Center
300mb Jetstream Loop
NCEP & HPC Loops Page
Pennsylvania State University Electronic Map Wall
CPC 6-10 Day Outlook
CPC 8-14 Day Outlook
Remote Data:
NWS Reno Local Mountain Remote Data
NWS Surface Observations
Tahoe City
NASA/JPL-UCD Buoys
Truckee Airport
Central Sierra Snow Lab
Sugar Bowl
Squaw Valley GC
Ward Creek
Rubicon
Sonora Pass
Virginia Lakes
Mammoth Mountain Main Lodge
Mammoth Mountain Summit
Reno Airport
Snow Data:
Sierra Avalanche Center
Sierra Avalanche Center Snowpit Profiles and Field Observations
Snowpit Profile Key
Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center
Avalanche.org
California Department of Water Resources
California Snotel Sites
Snotel Narrative
NOAA NOHRSC Interactive Snow Information
NWS Snowpack Analysis
Donner Summit Snowfall History
Brought to you by http://www.porterstahoe.com/
2/5/10 7:49pm
Interesting times as the forecast seems to change every 24hrs. Bright side of this is the changes are for the better. In the short term, snow showers tonight and Saturday will add up to 6"+/- along the TSC, the West Shore will fair the best for places below 7g's as Truckee and points East see only light accumulations. Nothing huge, but fresh snow nonetheless. Conditions are midwinter perfect right now, and are only going to get better.
Points South of Tahoe, mainly from Mammoth->Southern Sierra will see decent snows over the next two days. 1' around Mammoth and 2-3' in the High Sierra. QPF down there over the next three days tallies about 3".
For Tahoe, temps in the 20s will be the norm @ 8k with clouds and snow showers for pretty much the next 7-10 days. Winds are from the South tonight and Saturday before diminishing and tracking to the North by Sunday. Forecast for the longer term is looking quite good as a split flow pattern develops off the Eastern Pacific and a blocking pattern sets up over the midwest resulting in systems continually impacting the region. The Pacjet will stay focused on SoCal in true El Nino style, so we sill stay along the Northern edge as the bulk of the moisture stays with the jet stream. Snow levels look to stay 5000' and lower. Timing looks to have storms hitting on Monday night-> Tuesday and again Wednesday night-> Thursday. These shots of energy don't look overly impressive, but fresh snow every couple days is great for good riding and a stable snowpack. There doesn't seem to be any sunny days in the forecast.
Enjoy.
-PWG
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current NWS Lake Tahoe Forecast
Lake Tahoe Backcountry Forecast
Lake Tahoe Recreational Forecast
Wind Chill Chart
Forecast Links:
National Weather Service Reno
National Weather Service Sacramento
NWS Reno Discussion
NWS Sacramento Discussion
Radar:
Intellicast Reno
Intellicast San Francisco
PacNW
PacSW
Satellite Imagery:
4km IR Loop
16km IR Loop
Central California 1km Visible
GOES-W 12hr WV
GOES NA 24hr WV
Precipitable Water Loop
Past Week's Estimated Precipitation Totals
Forecasting Tools:
Day 1 QPF
Day 2 QPF
Day 3 QPF
Day 4-5 QPF
5 Day Total QPF
California Nevada River Forecast Center
300mb Jetstream Loop
NCEP & HPC Loops Page
Pennsylvania State University Electronic Map Wall
CPC 6-10 Day Outlook
CPC 8-14 Day Outlook
Remote Data:
NWS Reno Local Mountain Remote Data
NWS Surface Observations
Tahoe City
NASA/JPL-UCD Buoys
Truckee Airport
Central Sierra Snow Lab
Sugar Bowl
Squaw Valley GC
Ward Creek
Rubicon
Sonora Pass
Virginia Lakes
Mammoth Mountain Main Lodge
Mammoth Mountain Summit
Reno Airport
Snow Data:
Sierra Avalanche Center
Sierra Avalanche Center Snowpit Profiles and Field Observations
Snowpit Profile Key
Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center
Avalanche.org
California Department of Water Resources
California Snotel Sites
Snotel Narrative
NOAA NOHRSC Interactive Snow Information
NWS Snowpack Analysis
Donner Summit Snowfall History
Brought to you by http://www.porterstahoe.com/
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