Friday afternoon through Saturday night is the cleanest part of the forecast, with guidance tightly clustered on a modest but useful all-snow event. Snow should fill in during the second half of Friday, peak Friday night into early Saturday, then turn more showery on Saturday with another upslope push before tapering early Sunday. Snow levels stay below the 1,100-foot base the whole time and mostly sit near valley floor, so elevation is not a limiting factor.
Confidence is highest from Thursday night through Friday night, when guidance is tightly clustered on a fast clipper crossing the Upper Midwest with snow spreading west to east and peak rates overnight. Lutsen, Giants Ridge, Whitecap, Mount Bohemia, and the northern Lower Michigan hills should land near 4″-9″, while Granite Peak looks more borderline with wetter 3″-4″ totals and snow levels briefly rising toward 1,800 feet.
Snow develops Thursday evening, peaks overnight, and tapers Friday morning into midday. Snow levels during active precipitation generally hold from near 0 to about 1,800 feet, so upper-mountain terrain stays mostly snow while some lower bases flirt with mixed periods. Snow quality should be mostly moderate/fair with SLRs around 10-15, with denser 8-10 pockets where mixing intrudes.
Cycling in Windy Conditions: What Years of Riding Taught Me Today's ride was twenty-five miles-my next-to-last before heading to Albuquerque for the Day of the Tread. The weather couldn't decide what it wanted to be. Somewhere between cool and warm, with that strange, swirling kind of Lubbock wind that refuses to pick a direction. North? South? No-just everywhere at once.
The National Weather Service has issued a lake wind advisory for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area, warning of winds around 15 to 20 mph and potential hazards for small crafts.
