Updated 1:55 p.m. Tuesday
The National Weather Service is forecasting the first significant snow of the season later this week in the Sierra Nevada — with a pair of storms expected for the region starting Wednesday morning.
The Weather Service’s Reno office on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains forecasts a “rather strong low-pressure system with an accompanying cold front” moving between Wednesday and Thursday that will first bring a dusting of snow to areas above 8,000 feet in the Sierra. As much as 3 inches of snow is forecast to fall in areas above 7,000 feet.