SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Hazy conditions will prevail for the next couple of days at Lake Tahoe as fires continue to blaze in California. The main culprit is the Garnet fire in the southern Sierra. Burning northeast of Fresno, this fire was mapped at 18,748 acres as of Sunday evening with a containment line of eight percent. Current air quality across the area has been in the “moderate” range. For those who are sensitive to changing air quality conditions, please visit airnow.gov for more details.
Heat will accompany the haze, at least through Monday. Afternoon highs will be roughly 5 degrees above average across the area. valley locations will see highs in the mid-90s, while Sierra communities will be in the mid-80s. Warm conditions will continue through the week with a cooling trend starting this weekend, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.
Showers and thunderstorms will be the main name of the game this week. Chances today will be 15-20% and primarily located along the eastern Sierra of Mono County, Mineral County, and southern Lyon and Alpine counties. Shower chances drop significantly on Monday for the aforementioned areas (<10%). Monday will be both the hottest and driest day of the week. Chances increase on Tuesday, with a 25-50% chance areawide. Storm chances (15-20%) continue each day through Friday but will be less in areal coverage.
Forecast for South Lake Tahoe from NWS Reno:
Labor Day
Patchy smoke after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Patchy smoke before 10pm, then patchy smoke after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
