Sparks Nevada Weather Forecast

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area (NVZ003) Nevada Issued by the National Weather Service

Special Weather Statement

Updated:	Thu 04-Mar-21 02:19pm PST
Effective:	Thu 04-Mar-21 02:19pm PST
Expires:	Fri 05-Mar-21 04:00pm PST

Severity:	Minor
Urgency:	Expected
Certainty:	Observed

Status:	Actual
Type:	Alert
Category:	Met

Areas affected: Greater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area; Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties; Northern Washoe County; Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake

Message summary: ...snow in the mountains/passes friday night-saturday, colder storms next week...
* after a mild start to march, a transition to a more active weather pattern will begin this weekend and likely continue for much of next week. Anyone with travel plans during this timeframe should keep close tabs on the forecast in the days to come.
* a fast-moving pacific storm will bring snow to the sierra late friday evening into saturday morning. The focus of this storm will mainly be in the sierra from alpine county northward, with a brief period of intense 1-2 inch per hour snowfall rates possible. Total snow accumulation will likely be low by sierra standards with 1-2 inches at lake tahoe elevation and 4-7 inches for the sierra crest. Hazardous travel over the sierra passes, including donner, echo, and carson passes, along with areas west of susanville is anticipated for early saturday morning. Snow will likely end abruptly after sunrise.
* only light rain or snow showers are expected for foothill and lower valleys across western nevada saturday morning with not much, if any accumulation likely. Gusty south-southwest winds will also be possible areawide with most lower elevations seeing 25-35 mph gusts, while the sierra crest could see gusts as high as 60-80 mph.
* after a relatively quiet day on sunday, an active pattern will resume on monday with waves of snow and gusty winds through wednesday and possibly thursday. While we are not anticipating any particularly strong storms, these storms will be on the colder side which could bring snow to valley floors. Travel disruptions should be expected across the sierra and possibly at times into western nevada monday through wednesday. The latest snow total projections are showing 1-2 feet along the sierra crest, 6-12 inches for mountain communities, and a dusting to several inches into the western nevada cities. Wind gusts on the order of 25 to 40 mph will occur at times.
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