Small chance of thunderstorms, snow and playa dust in the forecast for Northern Nevada
Siobhan McAndrew
Reno Gazette Journal
While there isn't a high chance of significant or unusual weather in Northern Nevada, there's a chance of a little bit of everything over the next week.
Thunderstorms, rain, snow and wind carrying in dust from the Black Rock Desert all have a chance of appearing between Tuesday night and early next week in the Truckee Meadows and Sierra.
Starting Tuesday afternoon into early evening, a low pressure system puts the chance of thunderstorms at around 10 to 15 percent, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Marvin Boyd.
It would be the first thunderstorms of 2021, but don't expect much. Boyd said they likely will stay in the mountains if they strike.
And the temperatures, which have topped 70 degrees, are likely to drop down to around average and will be in the mid 60s starting Wednesday and Thursday.
Then will come winds later in the week, which means the fire danger will be a threat, Boyd said.
He also said the wind may make the region feel dusty as it picks of particulate matter from Smoke Creek and Black Rock deserts.
The winds will pick up Saturday and could gust as high as 45 mph.
Going into Sunday and Monday, an actual weather system is coming in off the Pacific Ocean, Boyd said.
"We could see a few bands of snow showers south of Tahoe, but not much in terms of accumulation," Boyd said, but added at lake level as much as 1 to 2 inches could fall. It's possible that there could be some rain in the lower elevations.
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