The patchy clouds that have been hovering in the Lake Tahoe Basin for the past couple days are expected to bring moisture this weekend.

The likelihood of showers is 20 percent today in the Lake Tahoe Basin, increasing to 30 percent tonight. The National Weather Service in Reno says there is no avoiding getting wet on Sunday – 100 percent chance of rain during the day, with it turning to snow in the evening.

With clouds lingering in Tahoe, more sunsets like the one on Nov. 3 are possible. Photo/Kathryn Reed

Monday calls for a 30 percent chance of snow. It will be the coldest of the next few days — the high is expected to be 41 degrees, with the overnight low 18 degrees.

The sun will return Tuesday.

Before the storm rolls in the winds will pick up. Sierra ridges could see gusts up to 70mph on Sunday.

The snow levels will start at between 7,000 and 7,500 feet before falling Sunday.

The Weather Service predicts several inches of snow falling over Donner Pass and Echo Summit through early Monday morning.

— Kathryn Reed