Rain showers continue Friday afternoon in the Carson City region with slick roads and chain controls in effect throughout the northern Sierra as snow falls today around Lake Tahoe.

Snow will continue to shift south through the day along the cold front. Travel restrictions are in place for Sierra passes and around Tahoe as snow accumulates on road surfaces. Carson City fire and ambulance were called to an accident at 1:22 p.m. in the westbound lane of Highway 50 near the Spooner Junction. For road conditions call 1-800-427-7623 for California and 1-877-NV-Roads for Nevada. You can also check road conditions online for Nevada and California.

In Carson City rain is likely to continue through Friday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy Friday night. Saturday will be mostly cloudy, and on Sunday, sunny skies return.