Reno/Carson City/Eastern Sierra Weather


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CARSON CITY, NEVADA  
LOCAL WEATHER DISCUSSION

UPDATED 8:15 PM THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012

Climate Data:

Month to date precipitation for January 2012 is 2.56 inches.  Average precipitation for the month of January is 1.90 inches.  Total precipitation for the current water year 2011 - 2012 beginning October 1, 2011 is 3.33 inches.  Average precipitation for the year is 10.39 inches. 

Current Weather Conditions:

 

Short Term Forecast:

A nice series of storms have come to an end.  A ridge is beginning to rebuild along the west  coast again that will bring drier than normal weather to the area for the next week to two weeks.  Outside of this, a weak front will move into the area on Thursday to bring a chance or valley rain and mountain snow showers.  Not much accumulation is expected, but at least a dusting of snow will be likely over the Sierra above 7,000 feet.  Highs in the valleys will be in the mid to upper 50s with lows in the upper 20s over the next two days.  Highs behind the cold front will cool into the mid to upper 40s with lows in the teens through this weekend.  Otherwise, not much is happening weather wise over the next 6-10 days.

 

Long Range Outlook:

The latest 6-10 day and 8-14 day long range outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center show below normal precipitation during the week two period.  The latest runs of the ECMWF and GFS models are also in some agreement that a ridge will gradually build and reassert itself over the west again for a return to dry weather again.  Enjoy the brief stormy period since we will most likely return to the anomalous ridge that has persisted over the area much of this winter.  While there will be some relief to the very dry conditions, we are beginning to run out of time for catch up with precipitation.  A lot can change in February and March, when in a dry regime, it's very hard to break out of this seasonal pattern. 

 

 

Satellite image courtesy of NOAA Satellite Information Service.  For the latest loop of the west coast, click here.

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The above graphic images are courtesy of NOAA and the Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL)