Lake Tahoe reaches its peak; heat wave to hit South Shore

Lake Tahoe's water level has likely peaked, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.

With most of the snow around the Tahoe Basin melted, water outflow due to evaporation into the air is now greater than the inflow into the lake. The lake peaked at just over 6,224 feet about a week ago.

The forecast will only help the evaporation rate. An average of 1,400,000 tons of water evaporates from the surface of Lake Tahoe every 24 hours, 360,000 acre feet a year. T

From the NWS:

Wednesday - Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday - Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday - Sunny, with a high near 74.

Friday Night - Clear, with a low around 44.

Saturday - Sunny, with a high near 75.

Saturday Night - Clear, with a low around 47.

Sunday - Sunny, with a high near 79.

Sunday Night - Clear, with a low around 49.

Monday - Sunny, with a high near 80.

Monday Night - Clear, with a low around 51.

Tuesday - Sunny, with a high near 83.