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    Gimpy NoKnees's Avatar
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    Red face Not to jinx Tahoe, but....

    Check kirkwood's localized forecast from this morning:
    Wednesday February 07



    Hi Temp: 28/ 37°F (top/base)
    Lo Temp: 21/ 26°F (top/base)

    Sky Condition:
    Mostly cloudy and cooler with isolated snow showers through the morning. Cloudy with scattered to gradually numerous snow showers in the afternoon and evening. Snow tapers off after midnight. Southwest winds increase.

    Precipitation:
    Snow showers likely
    - snowfall potential; 8 to 12 inches of accumulation.

    Wind:
    S at 10 - 20 gusts to 30mph, increasing to S/ SW at 15 - 25 gusts to 40mph during the day (gusts to 55+mph up top)
    Thursday February 08



    Hi Temp: 26/ 34°F (top/base)
    Lo Temp: 17/ 22°F (top/base)

    Sky Condition:
    Cloudy and cooler with scattered light snow showers in the morning, becoming numerous moderate and heavy snow showers with southwest winds in the afternoon/ evening. Snow continues heavy overnight.

    Precipitation:
    Snow showers likely
    - snowfall potential; 15 to 20 inches of accumulation.

    Wind:
    S/ SW at 10 - 20 gusts to 30mph, increasing to S/ SW at 15 - 25 gusts to 45mph during the day (gusts to 60mph up top)
    Friday February 09



    Hi Temp: 30/ 37°F (top/base)
    Lo Temp: 26/ 31°F (top/base)

    Sky Condition:
    Cloudy and a bit milder with scattered to numerous heavy mostly snow showers, and continued southwest winds. Heavier snow is expected on the mid and upper mountain.

    Precipitation:
    Mostly snow showers likely
    - snowfall potential; 18 to 26 inches of accumulation.

    Wind:
    S/ SW at 10 - 20mph, increasing to S/ SW at 10 - 20 gusts to 35mph during the day (gusts to 50mph up top)
    Saturday February 10



    Hi Temp: 32/ 39°F (top/base)
    Lo Temp: 30/ 34°F (top/base)

    Sky Condition:
    Cloudy and mild with scattered to numerous moderate and heavy rain and snow showers. Southwest winds are expected to continue, and snow levels drop some overnight.

    Precipitation:
    50% chance for rain and snow showers
    - snowfall potential; 18 to 26 inches of accumulation above 8,000 to 8,500 feet, rain at the base.

    Wind:
    SW at 10 - 20mph, increasing to SW at 10 - 20 gusts to 30mph during the day (gusts to 45mph up top)
    Sunday February 11



    Hi Temp: 25/ 33°F (top/base)
    Lo Temp: 16/ 21°F (top/base)

    Sky Condition:
    Cloudy and cooler with scattered to numerous snow showers again possible. Southwest winds continue, and snow levels drop to below base elevations.

    Precipitation:
    50% chance for mostly snow showers
    - snowfall potential; 8 to 12 inches of accumulation.

    Wind:
    S at 10 - 20 gusts to 25mph, increasing to SW at 10 - 20 gusts to 30mph during the day
    Monday February 12



    Hi Temp: 21/ 29°F (top/base)
    Lo Temp: 12/ 17°F (top/base)

    Sky Condition:
    Cloudy and colder with scattered to at times numerous snow showers possible. Southwest winds continue, and snow levels drop to near 4,000 feet.

    Precipitation:
    50% chance for mostly snow showers
    - snowfall potential; 6 to 10 inches of accumulation.

    Wind:
    SW at 10 - 20 gusts to 30mph, increasing to SW at 15 - 25 gusts to 35mph during the day

    High snow levels at times, but just what we needed. And if you guys have ever wanted to watch a nasty avalanche cycle, I'm betting there will be some "big naturals" after about two days of this storm. At least it'll be good for base building where it sticks...
    Greg
    "NoKnees"

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    Gimpy NoKnees's Avatar
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    Cool Now for the real forecast...

    It's always fun quoting the local ski-resort predictions. Now for the National Weather Service, keeping it real...

    Area Forecast For: West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
    Issued: February 07, 2007 03:34:10 PST

    Today: Scattered rain or snow showers in the morning...then rain or snow in the afternoon. Highs 34 to 42 higher elevations...45 to 51 lower elevations. Snow accumulations up to 5 inches. Snow level 6500 feet. South wind gusts to around 30 mph.

    Tonight: Rain and snow. Colder. Lows 24 to 34. Snow accumulation up to 5 inches. Snow level 5500 feet. South wind gusts to around 30 mph.

    Thursday: Rain and snow. Highs 35 to 43 higher elevations.. 45 to 51 lower elevations. Snow accumulation up to 3 inches. Snow level 6500 feet. South wind gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.

    Thursday night: Rain and snow. Lows 27 to 36. Snow level 7000 feet.

    Friday: Rain and snow. Highs 39 to 47 higher elevations...48 to 54 lower elevations. Snow level 7000 feet. South wind gusts to around 30 mph.

    Friday night: Rain and snow likely. Lows 29 to 37.

    Saturday: Rain and snow likely. Highs 41 to 51.

    Saturday night and Sunday: Rain and snow likely. Lows 27 to 35. Highs 33 to 47.

    Sunday night through Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain. Lows 21 to 35. Highs 33 to 48.

    Um, yah, slight difference....
    Greg
    "NoKnees"

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    the question is: will we still have snow after a week about 38degrees and rain? Night time lows are our only hope...
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