Warming temps for South Lake Tahoe

Clear skies and light winds are expected through the coming week as a ridge of high pressure along the west coast gradually strengthens, leading a slow warming trend.

Aside from some freezing fog near Truckee and the Sierra Valley, benign conditions remain on tap for the near future as that high pressures continues to build. According to some modules, there is the potential for cooler and wetter weather toward the end of the first week of October, but in the meantime its dry with above normal temperatures by the weekend.

Here is the forecast from the National Weather Service in Reno:

Today - Sunny, with a high near 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight - Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday - Sunny, with a high near 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 36. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday - Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Thursday - Sunny, with a high near 70.

Thursday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Friday - Sunny, with a high near 71.

Friday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Saturday - Sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Sunday - Sunny, with a high near 71.