As much as 14 inches of snow could fall within the Lake Tahoe basin and up to 2 feet at higher elevations through Tuesday, adding to [the state’s snowpack](https://www.kqed.org/science/1995954/at-hidden-tahoe-lab-scientists-learn-the-art-of-measuring-snow), which is sitting at around [90% of average](https://snow.water.ca.gov/) for this time of year.
“We’ll see a little boost to the snowpack numbers,” said Mark Deutschendorf, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Reno office. “April is coming tomorrow, but winter is still hanging on, and it’s not unusual to see snow in the Sierra this time._”_
Forecasters expect a warming trend to occur this week into next week, and above-average temperatures could last through the second week of April.
“The warm up really kicks in for Friday and the weekend,” Merchant said. “It’s going to be a beautiful weekend across our whole area with really pleasant weather.”
San Francisco could reach into the low 70s this weekend, inland areas could be even warmer, and the South Bay on Saturday will teeter into the mid-70s with sunny skies.
“It’s going to be nice,” Merchant said.