Showers this Christmas Eve morning in the capital city brought out a rainbow perched from C-Hill. The moment, shared with the decorative freeway art depicting cowboys and horses, was captured on the I-580 overpass by John Haggard from the Carson City Sheriff’s Office.
The incoming winter storm will bring periods of gusty winds, lower elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow through this Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
A Wind Advisory is in effect for Carson City and surrounding counties until 3 p.m. Tuesday, while a Winter Weather Advisory is underway until 7 p.m. for the greater Lake Tahoe area. See NVroads.com for the latest travel information.
Dry, cooler weather prevails on Christmas with additional storms likely late this week into the weekend.
A colder storm is possible early next week with dry conditions favored to begin the new year.
