Truckee, CA Weather

Nevada County10:02 PM PDT39.33°N, 120.18°WElevation 5,817 ft
Lake Wind Advisory from 8:00 PM Fri until 8:00 AM Sat

Current conditions

Light Rain Likely
38°
Light Rain Likely
Feels like 32°
High 52° Friday·Low 26° tonight
WindSW 10 mph gusts 17 mph
Humidity97%
Dew point37°
Visibility4.0 mi
Cloud cover91%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:18 AM
Sunset6:13 PM

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

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Rain likely before 9pm, then rain and areas of fog between 9pm and 4am, then rain and areas of freezing fog. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

  • Friday

    Rain likely and areas of freezing fog before 7am, then snow likely and areas of freezing fog between 7am and 8am, then areas of freezing fog and a chance of snow between 8am and 9am, then a chance of rain and snow between 9am and 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  • Friday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 5 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Light Rain Likely 38°55%
  2. 11 PM Light Rain 37°93%
  3. Fri12 AM Light Rain 36°93%
  4. 1 AM Light Rain 35°93%
  5. 2 AM Light Rain 35°82%
  6. 3 AM Light Rain 34°82%
  7. 4 AM Light Rain 34°82%
  8. 5 AM Light Rain Likely 32°61%
  9. 6 AM Light Rain Likely 31°61%
  10. 7 AM Light Snow Likely 29°61%
  11. 8 AM Areas Of Freezing Fog 27°33%
  12. 9 AM Chance Rain And Snow 31°33%
  13. 10 AM Chance Rain And Snow 37°33%
  14. 11 AM Sunny 41°
  15. 12 PM Sunny 46°
  16. 1 PM Sunny 49°
  17. 2 PM Sunny 51°
  18. 3 PM Sunny 52°
  19. 4 PM Sunny 52°
  20. 5 PM Sunny 50°
  21. 6 PM Clear 47°
  22. 7 PM Clear 44°
  23. 8 PM Clear 39°
  24. 9 PM Clear 36°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 22 Light Rain Likely Light Rain Likely93%26°50°
  2. FriOct 23 Light Snow Likely then Mostly Sunny Light Snow Likely then Mostly Sunny61%19°52°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny17°60°
  4. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny22°64°
  5. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny21°61°
  6. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny24°62°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny25°60°
  8. ThuOct 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny32°60°
  9. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy28°58°
  10. SatOct 31 Cloudy Cloudy27°59°

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

13
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Truckee, CA reporting area · 2 hrs ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:18 AM
Sunset 6:13 PM
Daylight 10 h 54 min (−2 min 25 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 90% lit
Moonrise 4:17 PM Moonset 3:31 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low57° / 31°
Record high75° (1988)
Record low19° (1935)
Wettest1.14 in (1931)
Yesterday61° / 36°
Month to date<0.01 in (normal 1.08 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 7 hrs ago

Key Messages

* Persistent rain this afternoon and tonight may cause localized flooding in northeastern Lassen County, Surprise Valley, northern Washoe County and northwestern Pershing County, especially near burn scars.

* Showers and isolated thunderstorms may produce small hail, gusty outflows and brief downpours this afternoon and evening. Snow bursts above 8000 feet may make Mono County passes slick.

* Northeast to east wind Friday night into Saturday bring rough conditions on Lake Tahoe and low wind chills on exposed Sierra peaks. Dry weather and cold nights prevail this weekend.

Discussion

Storm precipitation so far:

* 36-hour quantitative precipitation estimates ending 11 AM PDT shows 0.25-0.75 inch around Tahoe/Truckee, Alpine County, Carson Valley and Lovelock/Fallon, locally over 1 inch east of Fallon. Estimates are generally under 0.25 inch across eastern Plumas/Lassen counties, Surprise Valley and northern Washoe County; elsewhere, mostly 0.05-0.50 inch, including Sierra Valley, Reno-Sparks, and Lyon, Mineral and Mono counties. Snowfall reports reached 3-5 inches in the high terrain west of Mammoth Lakes.

This afternoon through Friday morning:

* Satellite shows the closed low lifting northeast across California, with rain bands from Tahoe/Reno to Lovelock and the Black Rock Desert. Cold air aloft supports 700-500-mb lapse rates near 6.5-7.5C/km. Residual boundary-layer moisture and any heating beneath cloud breaks favor weak instability and a 20% thunderstorm chance, with small hail, downpours and gusty outflows.

* Mono County snow levels lower from 8000 to around 7500 feet this evening. Convective snow bursts support keeping the Winter Weather Advisory above 8000 feet through 5 PM, with lighter accumulations thereafter.

* Upper-level divergence ahead of a 90-110 kt jet and convergence along the cold front/outflow boundaries will make rain more widespread and persistent this afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorm chances diminish this evening, but continued ascent through moist air sustains steadier, locally heavy rain.

Aviation

KRNO... Mainly VFR; 30% chance of TSRA through 23Z with brief MVFR visibility and gusts to 35 kt. West gusts to 20 kt 23-03Z, then north winds overnight. Showers return 07-15Z with ceilings near 3500 ft AGL.

Regional... SHRA/isolated TS through 00Z bring mountain obscuration, brief MVFR/IFR and outflow gusts to 35 kt. Wet ground/light winds favor KTRK IFR visibility after 07Z. For 12-15Z, 18Z LAMP gives a 40-55% chance of visibility below 1 SM if showers persist. KTVL trends MVFR after 09Z; MVFR ceilings may linger at both through late Friday morning. Weekend concerns: KTRK fog/freezing fog and Sierra crest turbulence Friday night/Saturday.

-Johnston

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