SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Sunday was the coldest day of the week, but high pressure will be building back over the area for a warmer-than-average and sunny week. This will bring high temperatures up to the low 70s by midweek for valleys and mid to upper 60s for Sierra communities, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.
Accompanying this warming trend will also be drier conditions. As such, the Climate Prediction Center hints at below normal precipitation heading into the first week of
November.
Snow clothing won’t be needed for Halloween this year at Lake Tahoe. The forecast high is 68 (10 degrees over last Halloween’s high), with the record set at 69 and an average of 56.8 degrees.
Weekly forecast for South Lake Tahoe from NWS Reno:
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
