Sunrise on Oct. 27 reflected in a window.
Photo by Kurt Hildebrand.
The next few days will see the calm before an early season winter storm forecast to bring snow to Western Nevada on Tuesday.
Last year was the second wettest October on record with 3.05 inches of precipitation falling in Minden over the course of two days Oct. 24-25 thanks to an atmospheric river.
There’s nothing like that in the forecast, with around a half inch of rain and perhaps as much as 2 inches of snow from the storm in the Douglas County Seat, according to the National Weather Service.
The weather over the Nevada Day weekend and into Halloween is forecast to remain mild and dry with highs in the 60s and mostly sunny skies.
But nice weather will change with the calendar as November arrives on Tuesday.
Winds will increase ahead of the cold front with gusts of 35-45 mph in the valleys with gusts of 55 mph in wind prone locations and 80-100 mph across the Sierra ridgetops.
Motorists should anticipate high travel restrictions for high profile vehicles and dust blowing off the dry lake beds, according to a special statement issued on Friday.
Tuesday will start with a snow level above 6,000 feet as the front arrives, crashing to the Valley floors by Wednesday morning.
“There is high confidence in the Sierra (including pass levels) receiving at least 12 inches, and at least impactful accumulations elsewhere across Western Nevada,” forecasters said. “Keep an eye out for the Wednesday morning commute.”
Another blast of cold air is expected to bring a 15-25-degree drop on Wednesday and Thursday, with forecast highs in Minden in forecast to hit 44 degrees on Wednesday and drop to 17 degrees by early Thursday morning.
Locations like Bridgeport and Bodie could see sub-zero temperatures, forecasters said.
