Un-summerlike temperatures in store for South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 09/04/2015 - 8:14am
Did someone say "snow?" No, but there will be temperatures at freezing overnight over the Labor Day Weekend.
There will be impacts for gardeners, campers, outdoor pets, and burners on Saturday and Sunday with the coldest Sierra valleys seeing upper-20s as a low, with western Nevada valleys in the mid-30s.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno, expect breezy conditions on Friday with wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph in the eastern Sierra and northwest Nevada. Winds will create hazardous boating conditions, dangerous crosswinds for high profile vehicles, areas of blowing dust downwind of the Carson/Humboldt Sinks and Black Rock/Smoke Creek Deserts, and turbulence for aviation. In addition, conditions will be dry south of a Portola-Lovelock line, which combined with the gusty winds, increases fire danger.
The forecast from NWS-Reno:
Friday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening.
Sunday - Sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Monday - Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Tuesday - Sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Wednesday - Sunny, with a high near 79.
Wednesday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Thursday - Sunny, with a high near 80.
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