Updated Dec. 25 at 8:12am.

Christmas Day should be low-key when it comes to the weather, but the same cannot be said for this evening.

The National Weather Service in Reno says a low pressure system will drop south from the Gulf of Alaska and quickly move across the Sierra and Western Nevada tonight. A winter weather advisory has been issued from 4pm today to 4am Sunday.

Wind, rain and snow will be part of the storm in Lake Tahoe.

Expect snow totals of 5 to 10 inches above 7,000 feet, with 4 inches at lake level. Snow levels could drop to 5,000 feet.

A break in the snow will come Monday, with the white stuff returning for Tuesday and Wednesday

— Lake Tahoe News staff report