Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service RENO NV
256 AM PDT Sat Sep 17 2022

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-172330-
Surprise Valley California-Lassen-Eastern Plumas-
Eastern Sierra Counties-Greater Lake Tahoe Area-Mono County-
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, Stateline, Glenbrook,
Incline Village, Sparks, Verdi, Gardnerville, Virginia City,
Fernley, Fallon, Lovelock, Silver Springs, Nixon, Imlay, Empire,
and Gerlach
256 AM PDT Sat Sep 17 2022

...Lingering Smoke Concerns, but Changes Are on the Way...

* Smoke from the Mosquito wildfire will continue to produce
unhealthy to hazardous air quality across the region this
morning, but improving conditions are on the way.

* Deeper southerly flow will push the smoke northward later today.
Conditions may deteriorate in the Sierra Valley and from Truckee
eastward to Highway 395 between Stead and Doyle this afternoon,
with some eastward spread late in the day. Elsewhere, conditions
should be better today, with significant air quality
improvements Sunday into Monday for all areas.

* An early season storm moves into the west coast this weekend,
bringing much cooler temperatures, and chances for rain and
high elevation snow Sunday through next Wednesday. The west side
of the Sierra is favored for the highest liquid totals, with
spillover into western Nevada limited until Monday or Tuesday.
There are decent chances for wetting rains through much of the
Sierra, northeast California, and northwest Nevada over the
four-day period.

* Higher passes such as Mt. Rose, Tioga, Sonora, and Ebbetts could
see light slushy snow accumulations, but overall travel impacts
will be minimal due to the recent warmth.

* It will be rather chilly Sunday through Wednesday with
temperatures 10-20 degrees below normal. It will drop into the
20s in colder Sierra valleys overnight, so be prepared if you
are recreating in the back country. Western Nevada valleys will
remain above freezing, so gardens are still safe from early
season freezes.

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