Cold weather creeps in with Sierra expected to see snow this weekend

Eric Rucker reports

AT LEAST NOT TONIGHT.

BUT ITDEFINITELY IS COLD ENOUGH.

AFRIGID FRIDAY NIGHT IN THESIERRA MOTHER NATURE SHOWINGOFF HER BAG OF TRICKS WARMINGUP FOR THE UPCOMING SNOWSEASON.FIRST THE SLIGHTEST OFSPITTING SNOW THEN SOME HAILHITTING THE GROUND IN SODASPRINGS.

EARLIER IN THEEVENING, SPECIFICALLY RIGHTAFTER THE SUN WENT DOWN IT WASALREADY COLD ENOUGH TO SNOW INDOWNTOWN TRUCKEE BUT THATDIDN'T STOP OUTDOOR DINING.PROPANE HEATERS HELPED DID YOUEVER THINK YOU WOULD EAT DRINKOUTSIDE WHEN IT WAS COLDENOUGH TO SNOW DEFINITELY NOTBUT 2020 YOU CAN'T PREDICT ITSO WE'RE MAKING IT HAPPENTRUCKEE IS IN NEVADA COUNTYWHICH IS CURRENTLY IN THESTATES A COVID-19 ORANGE TIERMEANING EVEN FREEZING TEMPSRESTAURANTS ARE ONLY ALLOWEDTO 50% CAPACITY FOR INDOORDINING DID YOU KNOW THAT ITWAS GOING TO BE THIS COLD ANDYOU WOULD POSSIBLY BE HAVINGTO EAT OUTSIDE NOT THE OUTSIDEFAR WE KIND OF FIGURED WE'D BEINSIDE BUT IT'S SO BEAUTIFULSO WE WAS BUS AND THERE'S HEATLAMPS SO WE'RE GOOD.MELANIE LAWSON AND HERHUSBAND CAME UP HERE FROMROCKLAND A TRIP TO THE COLD TOCELEBRATE THEIR 19TH WEDDINGANNIVERSARY ADDING ANINTERESTING TALE ALONG THE WAYKIND OF A FUN STORY TO TELLLIKE A IT WAS LIKE 30 DEGREESOUTSIDE WE'RE EATING DINNER,YEAH, WE LOOKED AHEAD MIGHTSNOW AND JUST FIGURED WE'DGREAT CHANGE.AND ONE MORE LIVE LOOK AT