Latest Backcountry Forecasts

A two-round series of winter storms swings through the backcountry Friday through Saturday morning, then again overnight Sunday through Monday, bringing significant early season snows, likely deep enough to close out shoulder season and usher in backcountry touring. Mid-late next week, another storm could further establish the snowpack with another round of snowfall. Fri, 11/13/2026: 6:00am - Sat, 11/14/26: 6:00am Temps (Max/Min) Wind Cloud Cover Precip Prob Precip Amt Precip

A dry and benign pattern will bring mild temps, sunny skies and generally light winds this weekend into the middle of next week. Models suggest a pattern shift towards next weekend, heralding the arrival of cooler, stormier weather with the potential for significant rain/snow across the Sierra.

The Halloween storm bringing rain/snow over the past two days is starting its trek out of the region this morning.

An active pattern will bring cool temps and rounds of rain and snow showers Friday - early Sunday, with good potential for 5-8"+ new snow across the backcountry. Drier and slightly warmer conditions return late Sunday into next week. Unsettled weather with additional rain/snow chances could return by midweek.

Crisp mornings and cool, sunny days are in store this weekend as high pressure and dry conditions build back into the Sierra, likely lasting well into next week. Late next week into the beginning of November, models suggest the arrival of a colder and wetter pattern with the potential for the Sierra's first significant snows of the season.

Seasonably mild days and chilly nights are in store this weekend as a ridge of high pressure over the Great Basin keeps weather sunny, warm, and dry. Unsettled weather returns early next week with cooler temperatures and chances for rain and high elevation snow showers.

The first snows of the 2026-27 season fell on Oct 11 and 12, coating Tahoe's highest peaks with just a dusting. While the white accent atop the peaks may already be gone, anticipation surrounding the current El Niño and how it might affect precipitation and temperature outlooks for the winter remains top-of-mind for the snow obsessed.

An abrupt pattern change arrives this weekend closing out anomalous October warmth with strong winds, sharply cooler temperatures and late weekend chances for wetting rains and modest high elevation snows.

A persistent ridge of high pressure has set up over California and the west for the coming weekend bringing above normal temps, light winds and generally cloud-free skies. Some drifting and lingering smoke from area wildfires may produce pockets of smoke and hazy skies through late weekend.

Warm, sunny, and calm conditions from the work week will give way Fri. to breezy conditions and cooler temps, persisting throughout the weekend into early next week.

Even before the last flakes of winter 2026 had fallen, predictions for winter 2027 already made headlines due to the probable return of the most-hyped atmospheric oscillation out there: El Niño.