SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – A dry and warm start to the week ahead in South Lake Tahoe with daily highs above normal under mostly sunny skies, with westerly afternoon breezes persisting each day. Tuesday could bring a secondary uptick in winds.
By Thursday and into the weekend, a broad upper trough will develop over northern California, ushering in cooler temperatures and a rising chance for showers across the Sierra and western Nevada. There is even a chance for upper elevation snow as the shift goes to cooler and potentially wetter weather, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.
The South Lake Tahoe forecast from NWS Reno:
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind around 5 mph, becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Friday
A slight chance of showers after 11am. Snow level 6600 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Snow level 6800 feet lowering to 6300 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.