Fire Weather Watch Saturday in Lake Tahoe; Change in weather ahead

Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/27/2018 - 1:07pm

A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect from Saturday, September 29 from noon to 8:00 p.m. Expect gusty winds and low humidity for the Lake Tahoe area. Winds will be from the south to southwest 15-25 mph with gusts to 40 mph in the valleys and on the slopes, gusts from 55 to 75 mph on the ridges.

Humidity will be 20-27 precent.

The combination of gusty winds and low humidity can cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity before first responders can contain them.

Warm days and cool nights with generally light winds will continue through Friday. A pattern change is expected to start Saturday with increasing winds and cooler temperatures. A low pressure moving slowly inland early next week will bring increasing chances for precipitation especially Tuesday into Wednesday, along with below average temperatures.

Forecast from the National Weather Service in Reno:

This Afternoon - Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind around 5 mph.

Tonight - Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday - Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday - Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Sunday - Sunny, with a high near 68.

Sunday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Monday - Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Monday Night - A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday - A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Tuesday Night - A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Wednesday - A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.