Carson City Commute for Jan. 5: Road controls in effect
Snowfall in the Carson City area overnight has resulted in road controls on highways throughout the county, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) reports.
Chains or snow tires are required on Interstate 580 in Carson City and Washoe County, particularly through Washoe Valley. Chains or snow tires are also required on U.S. Highway 50 East through Mound House and West up Spooner Summit, as well as U.S. Highway 395 South through the Carson Valley.
Chains or snow tires are required on State Route 341 between Reno and Carson City, and on SR-28 along Lake Tahoe's northeast shore.
Kingsbury grade, SR 207 between Minden and Stateline, is closed for a sinkhole repair.
A winter storm warning remains in effect for the Carson City and surrounding rural areas until 10 a.m. Thursday with an 80 percent chance of snowfall, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.
Snow showers may continue throughout the day as the winter weather system moves out of the area by tonight. Today's high temperature in Carson City is forecast for 30 degrees, the NWS said. Current temperature is 25 degrees.
Tonight is forecast to be mostly clear with an overnight low around 11 degrees.
Friday will see a brief break in precipitation, but with increasing clouds and a 30 percent chance of snow showers late Friday into Saturday morning. Precipitation for the weekend is forecast for 100 percent with snow turning to heavy rain Saturday into Sunday and lasting into Monday. Rain is then expected to turn to a chance of snow Monday night into Wednesday.
A regional floodwatch is in effect with this latest series of storms beginning late Saturday through Monday, the NWS reports.
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