-Additional accumulations of 6 to 12 inches over the Southern Sierra tonight
-Temperatures return back to normal for the foreseeable future
-Next storm looks to impact the the area next weekend
The low pressure system impacting the Southern Sierra will continue over night with additional accumulations of 6 to 12 inches over the higher elevation and some locations seeing even more. Snow will begin tapering off in the predawn hours with light snow showers continuing over the high Sierra until noon or so.
A major pattern shift is underway as the high pressure ridge that has plagued the west coast retrogrades (fancy term for moves to the west) offshore. Just how warm has it been? Figure 1. shows temperature compared to normal since the beginning of the year at South Lake Tahoe.
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Figure 1. Temperature (top) and precipitation (bottom) compared to normal for 2015 at South Lake Tahoe |
Luckily for the snow pack and water interests, the westward motion of the ridge will allow colder air to make its way into the Western U.S., ultimately slowing the snow loss and open the door for storms to reach the Sierra. The next of these storms looks to arrive at the end of the week and into next weekend. Hopefully all of our prayers to Ullr are being heard and winter will begin to make a comeback.
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