Smoke from western fires filling Lake Tahoe basin

Expect smoke to continue filling the Lake Tahoe basin on Saturday and, depending on the wind, into next week. Over the past few days, winds have pushed smoke from wildfires in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest into the Lake Tahoe Basin as well as nearby Truckee Meadows.

On Friday afternoon, air quality levels in Reno were in the range of "unhealthy for sensitive groups" to "unhealthy" but South Lake Tahoe fared much better with quality range in the "good" range. For the next six days, air is expected to stay in "moderate" range on the South Shore.

Moderate means respiratory symptoms are possible in unusually sensitive individuals with possible aggravation of heart or lung disease in people with cardiopulmonary disease and older adults.

Forecast:

Saturday: Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

Saturday evening: Widespread haze before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest in the evening.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday evening: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light southwest in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Monday evening: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Tuesday evening: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Wednesday evening: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Thursday evening: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.