Enjoy the dry and quiet weather at Lake Tahoe while it lasts - snow and rain expected at end of week

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - The dry and quiet weather pattern with a warming trend continues in the region through midweek. The only exception will be the slight chance for some isolated showers and thunderstorms along the Sierra crest on Tuesday afternoon. Enjoy it while it lasts because we`re in for a bit of a rude awakening by the time the weekend comes around. More winter-like conditions will be resurging Friday into the weekend with a trend to wetter, colder conditions, and snow.

The change starts with ridge winds increasing ahead of the next trough on Friday morning with noticeably stronger winds by the afternoon as gusts
approach 50-70 mph.

The first day of spring is Tuesday, but it looks like this unsettled cooler, wetter pattern may stick with us through the end of the month, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.

The NWS Reno forecast for South Lake Tahoe this week:

Today - Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight - Mostly clear, with a low around 31. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday - Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday - Sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday - Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Thursday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low of around 29.
Friday - A slight chance of showers after 11 am. Snow level rises to 7200 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Friday Night - A chance of rain showers before 8 pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Snow level 7200 feet lowering to 6500 feet after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 28.
Saturday - Snow showers are likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.
Saturday Night - A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Sunday - A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.