Spring weather finally in Nevada forecast 70 in Reno Sunday

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The tail end of another Sierra storm brought 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) of new snow to the mountains above Lake Tahoe and winds gusting in excess of 100 mph (161 kph) over ridgetops. But spring weather is finally in the forecast with a warming trend that should push highs to near 70 F (21 C) by the weekend in Reno. Nearly 7 inches (18 centimeters) of snow fell Sunday night into Monday at UC-Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Lab west of Truckee, California, where the season total of 722 inches (18.4 meters) is now double the normal…