South Lake Tahoe, CA Weather

El Dorado County1:24 PM PDT38.93°N, 119.98°WElevation 6,237 ft
Lake Wind Advisory until 6:00 PM Mon

Current conditions

Sunny
57°
Sunny
Feels like 57°
High 58°·Low 37°
WindSW 10 mph gusts 26 mph
Humidity40%
Dew point32°
Cloud cover10%
Sunrise7:21 AM
Sunset6:08 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Monday

    Sunny, with a high near 58.

  • Monday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

  • Tuesday

    Sunny, with a high near 59.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 days ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 57°
  2. 2 PM Sunny 57°
  3. 3 PM Sunny 58°
  4. 4 PM Sunny 57°
  5. 5 PM Sunny 55°
  6. 6 PM Mostly Clear 53°
  7. 7 PM Mostly Clear 50°
  8. 8 PM Mostly Clear 48°
  9. 9 PM Mostly Clear 46°
  10. 10 PM Mostly Clear 44°
  11. 11 PM Mostly Clear 43°
  12. Tue12 AM Mostly Clear 42°
  13. 1 AM Mostly Clear 41°
  14. 2 AM Mostly Clear 40°
  15. 3 AM Mostly Clear 39°
  16. 4 AM Mostly Clear 38°
  17. 5 AM Mostly Clear 38°
  18. 6 AM Sunny 37°
  19. 7 AM Sunny 37°
  20. 8 AM Sunny 39°
  21. 9 AM Sunny 43°
  22. 10 AM Sunny 49°
  23. 11 AM Sunny 54°
  24. 12 PM Sunny 56°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Light Rain Likely Light Rain Likely58%37°
  2. FriOct 23 Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny44%31°50°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny36°55°
  4. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny36°60°
  5. TodayOct 26 Sunny Sunny37°58°
  6. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny38°59°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny39°58°
  8. ThuOct 29 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny10%56°
  9. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy38°58°
  10. SatOct 31 Cloudy Cloudy38°58°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

6
Good
Coarse particles (PM10)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

South Lake Tahoe, CA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:21 AM
Sunset 6:08 PM
Daylight 10 h 46 min (−2 min 20 s tomorrow)
Full Moon · 99% lit
Moonrise 6:05 PM Moonset 8:03 AM
Full moon Nov 24 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low56° / 30°
Record high72° (1990)
Record low18° (1939)
Wettest2.51 in (1991)
Yesterday50° / 28°
Month to date0.03 in (normal 1.37 in)

Tahoe City, records since 1909. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in REV, issued 1 hr ago

Key Messages

* Gusty southwest winds of 30-40 mph with Sierra ridgetop gusting upwards of 70-80 mph this afternoon.

* Isolated light rain and mountain snow showers across far northeast California today and tomorrow with dry conditions for the remainder of the area through Thursday.

* Increasing chances for unsettled weather, cooler temperatures, and widespread precipitation late week into the weekend.

Discussion

Wind gusts along the highest peaks of the Tahoe Basin have already exceeded 70 mph today. These gusts will decrease throughout the day, but will remain over 50 mph until sunset. Valley winds range from 30-40 mph today, producing 2-4 feet wave heights on Lake Tahoe and 1-3 feet on Pyramid Lake. As such, a Lake Wind Advisory is in effect until 6pm tonight. Today will be the windiest day of the week, with calmer conditions Tuesday and beyond.

Light showers along the OR border today have dissipated, though there are additional chances (10-15%) in the same area tomorrow morning. Snow levels are around 6000 ft for the Warner Mountains so any precip that falls west of the Surprise Valley will be snow. Confidence in accumulations remains low as it depends where these isolated showers will develop.

Dry conditions prevail for the remainder of the area through at least Thursday, with afternoon highs in the low to mid 60s for valleys and low to mid 50s for Sierra communities. An incoming pattern change Friday and into the weekend will produce cooler temperatures and showery conditions as a low drops off the coast of the PacNW. However, there is plenty of model disagreement on just how wet this system may be with rainfall totals ranging from 0 inches to 0.25-0.75 inches. Snow levels may drop as low as 5000 ft Saturday afternoon (10th percentile), with the 50th percentile (most likely scenario) showing snow levels around 6000 ft from the Tahoe Basin northward, with 7000 ft and higher for Mono county. Have weekend plans? Make sure to bundle up and dress accordingly for cool and showery conditions!

-Giralte

Aviation

VFR conditions continue today with mostly clear skies. However, strong winds (50+ kts) along the Sierra crest will produce mountain wave turbulence and periodic LLWS through the evening. Southwest gusts across the Sierra and Sierra Front will range from 25-35 kt mainly until 03Z Tuesday. Winds will taper off late tonight, becoming light.

-Giralte/Justin

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