View from Alert Wildfire Camera at Diamond Peak Sunday
View from Alert Wildfire Camera at Diamond Peak Sunday

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – There will be a more active pattern over the next week as monsoonal moisture streams into the region. Showers and thunderstorms will be capable of gusty outflow winds, and lightning, with possible heavy rain. Temperatures will cool a bit but it will feel more humid, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.

The weekly forecast from NWS Reno for South Lake Tahoe:

Monday – Scattered showers before 8 am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 8 am and 11 am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11 am. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night – Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11 pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday – A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night – A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.

Wednesday – A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night – A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Thursday – A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Thursday Night – A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Friday – A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Friday Night – A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Saturday – A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Saturday Night – A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Sunday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.