Expect a drop in temperatures for South lake Tahoe and continued thunderstorms in week ahead
Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/21/2023 - 3:22pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A chance of thunderstorms hangs around South Lake Tahoe through the week ahead. There will be a decrease in chances on Monday and Tuesday, with chances increasing mid-late week. It will be overall cooler this week.
While the afternoon convection and cloud cover aren't what everyone has been waiting through the long winter for, they have been reducing snowmelt and resultant flows on some rivers.
Some areas in the Sierra have seen a lot of lightning, acting more like mid-summer, but the good thing is that conditions are still very green and wet so fires will have trouble starting though one did start in the Tahoe National Forest this weekend.
The South Lake Tahoe forecast from the National Weather Service in Reno:
Monday - Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning.
Monday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low of around 37. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday - A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 pm. Partly cloudy, with a low of around 36.
Thursday - A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 pm. Partly cloudy, with a low of around 36.
Friday - A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low of around 37.
Saturday - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Saturday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low of around 36.
Sunday - Sunny, with a high near 62.