Unsettled weather is expected for the Carson City area and Lake Tahoe region through the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, with widespread breezy to windy conditions through Saturday and temperatures cooling to below normal, according to the National Weather Service.
Scattered showers are forecast Saturday and Sunday, and even light snow may fall at times in the Sierra this weekend, forecasters said.
“While the entire weekend will not be a washout, if do you have travel or outdoor plans, it’s not a bad idea to prepare for wet, windy, and (in the Sierra) potentially snowy conditions occurring at times,” according to NWS forecasters in a special weather statement.
WINDY THROUGH THE WEEKEND:
Gusty southwest to west winds will continue into the holiday weekend, with gusts roughly 30 to 40 mph the rest of today and again Friday. The strongest winds will occur on Saturday, where widespread gusts of 35-50 mph are
possible that may produce areas of blowing dust, according to NWS forecasters. Boating recreation will be impacted on all area lakes, along with travel difficulties for high profile vehicles and rough air for aviation interests. Winds will remain gusty Sunday into Monday but not nearly as strong.
COOL AND SHOWERY FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND:
Forecasters say there’s high confidence in a pronounced cooling trend into the weekend with highs falling 15-25 degrees below normal by Sunday and Monday.
Scattered showers are looking likely as well, with the best chances Saturday afternoon into Saturday night, and again Sunday afternoon into early Monday. Rainfall amounts are still uncertain, but some localized wetting rains are possible. With cooling temperatures, light snowfall is also feasible in mountain areas particularly with any showers Sunday into Monday. Patchy near freezing temperatures are possible Monday and Tuesday mornings.
With low pressure moving in off the Pacific, unsettled weather is expected through the upcoming holiday weekend. Widespread breezy to windy conditions will occur through Saturday with temperatures cooling to below normal over the weekend. Scattered showers are forecast Saturday and Sunday, and even light snow may fall at times in the Sierra this weekend, said NWS forecasters.
Temperature wise around the Carson City region, as of Thursday afternoon’s forecast outlook, shows daytime highs will be in the mid-70s Friday, mid-60s Saturday, low 60s Sunday, and low to mid-60s Monday. For the South Lake Tahoe area, highs will be in the 60s Friday, low 50s Saturday, near 50 Sunday, and the lower 50s on Monday.
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