Widespread haze, smoke and poor air quality forecast for week ahead in South Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Expect seasonable temperatures with typical afternoon and evening breezes through the middle of the week, with lighter breezes and some warming possible late in the week and for next weekend.

Westerly winds will continue to push wildfire smoke with degraded air quality into the Sierra and western Nevada. No rain is in sight through next week.

With the persistent West Coast troughing and southwest to west lower level winds each afternoon and evening, continued influxes of smoke from the Caldor Fire unfortunately remains on the table. Some improvement in air quality is possible each afternoon and evening as mixing allows for some dispersion of smoke particulates; however, air quality is likely to degrade again late at night and in the morning.

Air quality in South Lake Tahoe was in the dangerous levels on Sunday. Check with airnow.gov for the air quality forecast during the week.

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

Monday - Widespread haze. Widespread smoke. Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night - Widespread haze. Widespread smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday - Widespread haze. Widespread smoke. Sunny, with a high near 79. Light southwest wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night - Widespread haze. Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday - Widespread haze. Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night - Widespread haze. Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Thursday - Widespread haze. Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 82.

Thursday Night - Widespread haze. Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Friday - Widespread haze. Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 85.

Friday Night - Widespread haze. Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Saturday - Widespread haze. Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 82.

Saturday Night - Widespread haze. Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low
around 43.

Sunday - Widespread haze. Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 83.