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Lake Effect Snow through Saturday: A Series of Storms Impact the West

Lake effect snow showers will continue through Saturday downwind of Lakes Erie, Ontario and the eastern portion of Lake Superior. A series of storm systems will continue to impact California and the Pacific Northwest through the weekend and into next week, bringing widespread rainfall, mountain snowfall, and gusty winds. Coastal flooding is expected in northern California. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Jan 1, 2026 at 5:22:25 pm PST

A storm system will impact Northern and Central Nevada this afternoon through Friday morning, resulting in periods of valley rain and mountain snow. Snow levels will start at around 8,000 feet this afternoon, before dropping to about 7,000 feet tonight. The majority of this precipitation will fall this evening.
A storm system will impact Northern and Central Nevada this afternoon through Friday morning, resulting in periods of valley rain and mountain snow. The majority of this precipitation will fall this evening. Here are rain amount probabilities for select locations in Northern and Central Nevada from 10 AM PST Thursday, January 1st, 2026 until 10 AM PST Friday, January 2nd, 2026.
A storm system will impact Northern and Central Nevada Saturday evening through Monday afternoon, resulting in periods of valley rain and mountain snow. Snow levels will start at around 7,000 feet Saturday evening, before dropping to about 6,000 Sunday night. The majority of this precipitation will fall Sunday night.
A record rainfall of 0.21 inches was set at Tonopah Airport on Thursday January 1st. This breaks the old record of 0.10 inches set in 1974!
December 2025 was the warmest month of December in Elko since temperature records began in 1888.

 

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