Record highs for South Lake Tahoe possble in the week ahead

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - High pressure will continue to strengthen over the region through mid-week, building heat as high temperatures rise several degrees each day as an anomalously strong upper-level ridge moves onshore from the eastern
Pacific and builds over the Western US. Record highs are possible in South Lake Tahoe through Wednesday. Isolated thunderstorms are possible Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, with temperatures declining late week.

The South Lake Tahoe forecast from the National Weather Service in Reno:

Memorial Day - Sunny, with a high near 82 (Record high for date is 82). Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday - Sunny, with a high near 84 (Record high for date is 81). Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday - Sunny, with a high near 84 (Record high for date is 82). Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night - A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Thursday - Sunny, with a high near 81 (Record high for date is 81).

Thursday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Friday - Sunny, with a high near 77 (Record high for date is 83).

Friday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Saturday - Sunny, with a high near 78 (Record high for date is 85).

Saturday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Sunday - Sunny, with a high near 79 (Record high for date is 85).