Windy, Colder, And Some Snow

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
435 AM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-280000-
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
LOYALTON...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE...
MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...
SCHURZ...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...VERDI...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY...EMPIRE...GERLACH
435 AM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...COOL AND BREEZY HOLIDAY WEEKEND ACROSS THE SIERRA AND GREAT
BASIN...

AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP INTO EASTERN
CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA SATURDAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY.
AHEAD OF THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA SATURDAY...WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
45 MPH. THESE GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA
HIGHWAYS FOR PART OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN
VERY CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON MOST AREA LAKES AS THE SUMMER BOATING
SEASON GETS UNDER WAY.

TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SLIDES SOUTH
THROUGH THE REGION. LATE MORNING HIGHS SATURDAY WILL LIKELY BE
SOME 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE FOR LATE MAY. HIGHS SATURDAY
WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 60 IN THE WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS WITH HIGHS
IN THE 40S IN THE HIGHER SIERRA VALLEYS.

SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT AS WELL WITH SNOW LEVELS
DROPPING DOWN TO 4500 AND 5000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. WHILE NO
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE
SIERRA COULD RECEIVE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING.

ON SUNDAY...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM A FEW DEGREES BUT
WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW AVERAGE. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST EARLY SUNDAY
AS WELL BEFORE A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA.
THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW MEMORIAL DAY TO REMAIN DRY
WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO AVERAGE.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

That's not going to help the snow melt.

Actually, this continued cool weather is probably what is best to help minimize the impact of flooding due to the swollen rivers and the snow melt. Just pray for no major (or minor) heat wave until the bulk of the snow has melted, or worse a warm tropic storm front moving in.