South Lake Tahoe forecast: Change in weather by end of week, possible rain/snow

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A persistent pattern of dry and mild conditions will continue into the middle of the week. Temperatures begin a cool down by Thursday
as a dry cold front dips south across the region. Additional cooling and breezy north winds are possible next weekend with some slight chances for light rain and higher elevation snowfall, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.

By the weekend, a secondary and likely colder trough moves in. Being almost a week out, there is uncertainty and a 20 percent probability of receiving at least a wetting rain sometime during the weekend. As of now, slight chances for rain and high elevation snow showers are in the forecast for next weekend.

The NWS Reno weekly forecast for South Lake Tahoe:

Monday - Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Monday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

Tuesday - Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday - Sunny, with a high near 76. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

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

Thursday - Sunny, with a high near 68.

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

Friday - Sunny, with a high near 67.

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

Saturday - A slight chance of rain. Snow level 8000 feet rising to 8600 feet in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.

Saturday Night - A chance of rain. Snow level 8700 feet lowering to 7600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Sunday - A chance of rain. Snow level 6600 feet rising to 7200 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.