A winter storm warning has been issued for the Lake Tahoe Basin from 7pm Wednesday through noon Thursday.

Rain will precede the white stuff.

The National Weather Service in Reno is calling for 2 to 3 inches of snow per hour between 10pm Feb. 17 and 8am Feb. 18. At lake level between 4 and 10 inches are expected to fall, while above 7,000 feet totals could reach 20 inches.

The Weather Service has also issued a wind advisory for most of the duration of the storm.

While the sun is expected to return Friday, that evening there is a chance of a snowstorm.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report