Warming trend for South Lake Tahoe; Chance of thunderstorms by Friday

Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/26/2015 - 9:03pm

Smoke from the Lowell Fire and Willow Fire will continue to hang around the Lake Tahoe basin and surrounding areas on Monday according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno. West winds will transition to northeast winds on Monday afternoon, allowing for areas of dense smoke to push west of the Sierra crest.

The South Lake Tahoe forecast from the NWS:

Monday - Widespread haze before 11am. Areas of smoke after 11 a.m. Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.

Monday evening - Clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday - Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday evening - Clear, with a low around 43. East wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday - Sunny, with a high near 84.

Wednesday evening - Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Thursday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Thursday evening - Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Friday - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

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

Saturday - A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Saturday evening - A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Sunday - A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.