Tahoe snow: Lake-effect forecast prompts winter weather advisory
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for a small portion of the Lake Tahoe shoreline Tuesday morning, warning of lake-effect snow. Up to 3 inches of snow was expected near Emerald Bay in El Dorado County, with the advisory in effect until 11 a.m. The weather service reported “sections of Highway 89 between Meeks Bay and the junction with Highway 50 are slick and hazardous.” Weather service meteorologist Amanda Young said lake-effect snow around Lake Tahoe is infrequent and only occurs when there is a significant temperature difference between the lake water and the air above. Lake-effect snow is most common in fall, when the lake is still warm, or in midwinter when air temperatures fall to the teens or single digits.
Other snow, rain articles:
- NASA news release: New NASA instrument for studying snowpack completes airborne testing
- SFGate: ‘Most significant storm activity so far this fall’ coming to California
- CBS Sacramento: Widespread rain and Sierra snow return to the forecast. Here’s how much Northern California could see.
- San Francisco Chronicle: Rain is heading toward the Bay Area. Here’s how it could impact your Halloween plans
- The Associated Press: Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US
- ABC 10 Sacramento: Could California be off to a good snow start this season? It’s a good start so far
- YourCentralValley.com/KSEE (Fresno, Calif.): How much snow is predicted for the Sierra Nevada this weekend?
