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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Gabbs, NV
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Area Discussion for - Reno, NV
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Area Forecast Discussion . UPDATED National Weather Service Reno NV 926 PM PST Sat Dec 14 2019
UPDATE.
No changes to the forecast tonight. Light snow was falling in the northern Sierra and across northeast CA/northwest NV mainly north of I-80. Latest satellite and radar imagery were showing an enhanced area of convection moving toward the northern Sierra (Plumas, Sierra and Nevada Counties) probably along the cold front/trough and associated forcing. This enhanced precipitation has the best promise of bringing a burst of snow to the Reno- Carson City over the next several hours (especially between 10 PM and 1 AM) with 1-4 inches. Further east in the Basin and Range, finer scale models continue to show light accumulations with local bands of heavier 2-4 inch amounts possible. This will likely effect I-80 from Reno to Winnemucca as well as US-50 and US-95 in the vicinity of Fallon. Current advisories and statements cover the impacts well. Hohmann
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION. /Issued 211 PM PST Sat Dec 14 2019/
SYNOPSIS .
A cold front will bring light to moderate snow down to all valley floors this evening into early Sunday morning. A break in the wet pattern is anticipated for early next week before the next storm arrives. A weak storm or two are possible for the second half of the week, and a stronger storm might impact holiday travel next weekend.
SHORT TERM .
A cold front will bring light to moderate snow to the eastern Sierra and western NV. The snow should develop in northeast CA and the Sierra as far south as Alpine County late this afternoon into this evening, and then spread across western NV late this evening through Sunday morning. Gusty winds will continue across Mono County at least through late this evening, with peak gusts generally up to 30 mph except ridgetop winds up to 50 mph.
The upper wave accompanying the cold front tonight is not strong and snowfall should be light in general; however, northwest to southeast snow bands will bring good potential for moderate snow. Because of this banding, some locations may see a skiff of snow while others could receive 2 to 5 inches. There is also potential for a sudden onset of snow (a convective snow burst) bringing rapidly degrading road conditions and visibilities.
Where are these snow bands most likely to develop? The latest high-resolution models still are not in agreement on just where these snow bands will develop and persist. However, the most likely zone for these narrow bands to develop is south of a Portola to Lovelock line and north of a South Lake Tahoe to Fallon line. The Reno-Sparks and the Tahoe Basin could be in this zone, including I-80 over Donner Pass. As these snow bands extend eastward to east of highway 95, lighter snow amounts are expected. Nonetheless, slick road are likely tonight east of highway 95 as well, including around Fallon, NV and along I-80.
Temperatures will cool rapidly tomorrow evening as skies clear with low temperatures tomorrow night in the teens to low 20s for western NV, and down to the single digits for many Sierra valleys. JCM
LONG TERM .
Monday Onward .
* Valley inversions are the main deal early in the week. Light E/NE flow combined with warming temps aloft should yield limited ventilation for lower elevation valleys Monday and Tuesday. Not the strongest inversion scenario we've seen, but especially if we get snow to strengthen nighttime cooling, some impacts from haze and pollutant buildup are possible.
* Weakening wave looks to bring a few light showers to the Sierra Wednesday afternoon and evening but this storm has trended toward being less and less of an impact. Should kick up the winds, at least on the ridges and maybe into the valleys for some better ventilation.
* Now we get into the fun part. Overall storm trends for our region have decreased for Thursday-Friday but increased for next Saturday and Sunday. Confidence in the forecast Thursday onward is lower than average due to big variations in simulations vs a day or two ago.
* Landfalling AR/jet has trended north for Thursday-Friday yielding light precip mainly west sides of Plumas and Lassen Counties, with locally gusty winds and warming temps elsewhere. Most of ensemble guidance shows this scenario, however ~10% of members still show a round of heavier precip for more of our region so will need to monitor. The higher probability for winter storm conditions is now Saturday-Sunday with trough approaching the west coast. Leaning more toward Sunday in latest deterministic simulations. Looking to be more of a typical winter storm setup with mountain and foothill snow, valley rain to snow, and gusty winds. It's the weekend before Christmas so that will greatly amplify the impact to travel from any winter precip.
* No major storm signals for the week of Christmas at this point however weak-moderate storms do remain on the table. Most ensemble members show precip at some point Christmas week, just varying on timing. I think most of us (even me) wouldn't mind a little snow "down here" for Christmas week, and that's still a possibility.
-Chris
AVIATION .
A cold front will move through Northeast CA into the Great Basin late this afternoon through tonight. Snow will develop and organize into northwest to southeast bands bringing another round of MVFR/IFR conditions along with mountain obscurations. Probabilities for a period of MVFR/IFR conditions are about 10% at KMMH, 60% at KLOL, KNFL and KCXP, and 70-80% at KRNO, KTVL and KTRK.
Ridgetop winds continue to increase this afternoon and will remain strong overnight with gusts 35-45 kts. KMMH will have peak gusts up to 30kts this afternoon through at least late evening. Winds will be lighter overall for terminals outside Mono County. However, occasional convective gusts up to 30 kts are possible at any terminal this afternoon through late this evening. JCM
REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories. NV . Winter Weather Advisory until 4 AM PST Sunday NVZ002-003-005.
CA . Winter Weather Advisory until 4 AM PST Sunday CAZ071-072.
For more information from the National Weather Service visit . http://weather.gov/reno
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EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Fallon, Naval Air Station, NV | 42 mi | 4 hrs | W 4 | 10.00 mi | Overcast | 34°F | 30°F | 85% | 1007.6 hPa |
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