Lake Wind Advisory issued April 17 at 12:52PM PDT until April 18 at 11:00AM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph and waves 1 to 3 feet. * WHERE...Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds may decrease at times this afternoon and evening, but another round of gusty north winds returns tonight into Friday morning.
Lake Wind Advisory issued April 16 at 12:57PM PDT until April 18 at 11:00AM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph and waves 1 to 3 feet. * WHERE...Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake. * WHEN...From 2 AM Thursday to 11 AM PDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve.
Lake Wind Advisory issued April 7 at 1:28AM PDT until April 7 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph and waves 2 to 3 feet. * WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will begin to increase earlier in the day today, with choppy conditions now likely to develop during the morning.
Lake Wind Advisory issued April 6 at 2:02PM PDT until April 7 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 to 40 mph and waves 1 to 3 feet. * WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve.
Winter Storm Warning issued April 1 at 1:42AM PDT until April 1 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 8 to 16 inches above 6500 feet with additional snow accumulations between 5 to 12 inches below 6500 feet. Locally higher snowfall amounts up to around 2 feet possible at the highest elevations. Ridge winds gusting as high as 70 mph. Lake Tahoe winds west-southwest gusting up to 40 mph with waves of 2 to 3 feet. * WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes. Strong winds could cause damage
Winter Storm Warning issued March 31 at 11:11PM PDT until April 1 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Heavy snow above 5500 feet and west of U. S. Highway 395. Additional snow accumulations between 5 and 10 inches with up to around 1 foot at the highest elevations. * WHERE...Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes.
Winter Weather Advisory issued March 31 at 11:11PM PDT until April 1 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Snow Mono County Above 8000 Feet. Additional snow accumulations between 2 to 8 inches with up to around 1 foot at the highest elevations. Ridge winds gusting as high as 70 mph. * WHERE...Mono County. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes. Strong winds could cause damage to trees and power lines.
Wind Advisory issued March 31 at 10:39PM PDT until March 31 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
As winds have subsided and are no longer expected to reach criteria tonight, this advisory will be allowed to expire.
Avalanche Warning issued March 31 at 6:15AM PDT by NWS Reno NV
AVWREV The following message is transmitted at the request of the U.S. Forest Service Sierra Avalanche Center. BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED 07:00 PDT Mon Mar 31 2025 The Sierra Avalanche Center in Truckee has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for the following areas: NWS Reno NV - NVZ002 (Greater Lake Tahoe)...CAZ072 (Greater Lake Tahoe (CA)) * WHAT...The avalanche danger will increase to HIGH in the backcountry. A natural avalanche cycle is expected Monday into early Tuesday morning. * WHERE...Central Sierra Nevada Mountains between Yuba Pass (Hwy 49) on the north and Ebbetts Pass (Hwy 4) on the south
Wind Advisory issued March 31 at 2:11AM PDT until March 31 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Pyramid Lake winds gusting up to around 45 mph with waves of 1 to 3 feet. * WHERE...Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake and Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Reduced visibility due to blowing dust may be possible. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.