9/4/13 7 am update: The Rim Fire has consumed 237,231 acres and s now 80% contained. Evacuation orders in Tuolumne County have been lifted.
Clearing skies above Lake Tahoe this morning as the Rim Fire is now 75% contained. Cooler temperatures and higher humidity helped firefighters gain on the fire which has now consumed 235,841 acres of timber in the Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest.
Some smoke is still expected to come into the region as winds shift during the week. There is a 40 percent chance of thundershowers and rain in Tuesday’s forecast for Lake Tahoe.