4:00 p.m. Saturday update: The popular saying “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes” is true again in Lake Tahoe. The National Weather Service in Reno has updated their forecast:
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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As the Sacramento valley sees highs in the 100s, Reno in the 90s, South Lake Tahoe will have a week of highs 78-85. As of Saturday morning, the chance of weekend thunderstorms has been eliminated. Monday is forecast to be cooler with a high of 78 and wind gusts up to 30 mph.
There is a heat advisory for Sacramento Saturday through Sunday evening and a fire watch warning on Monday for the Carson City – Reno – Susanville region.
Here is the forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today – Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight – Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Sunday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday – Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night – Clear, with a low around 48.
Tuesday – Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday – Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Thursday – Sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night – Clear, with a low around 46.
Friday – Sunny, with a high near 83.