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UPDATE 11:09PM: A voluntary evacuation order was placed Tuesday night for the Carson Colony area off of Curry Street in South Carson City. The Voltaire Canyon area is also voluntary evacuation. Plans are in the works to open a shelter for those displaced.
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UPDATE 10:54PM: Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said Tuesday night's fire at Voltaire Canyon was started by campers who were burning excrement and toilet paper.

There were two campers detained and were cooperative, said Furlong. There were up to eight individuals who were camping in the area who were taken off the hill.

There is a Lake Wind Advisory up for Lake Tahoe for Wednesday, May 30, starting at noon and lasting until 9:00 p.m.

A cycle of pleasant mornings and thunderstorms with rain in the afternoons will possibly repeat for two more days. A low pressure is approaching the west coast. This low will move inland and bring gusty winds Wednesday and Thursday, along with some cooling and continued chances for showers and thunderstorms.

By Friday, generally dry conditions move in with a warming trend through the weekend.

The forecast from the National Weather Service:

Another low pressure area will settle over California and western Nevada, bringing an increased chance for storms through the remainder of the weekend and into the middle of next week. Some of these storms will produce locally heavy rainfall, especially Monday and Tuesday.

Tonight - Isolated showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Low pressure remains over Lake Tahoe and Northern Nevada through Tuesday. This will keep temperatures near average with chances for showers and a few thunderstorms. Another system will move into California and Nevada Wednesday continuing the chances for showers and thunderstorms through much of next week.

The forecast from the National Weather Service in Reno:

Tonight - Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Something in the Wind, a free kite flying event, will take place at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, 2018.

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A drying and warming trend begins today and lasts through Saturday with temperatures warming to well above average. A weak system is expected to bring an increase in clouds and minor breezes Sunday, with a few showers possible north of Susanville, but not down to Lake Tahoe. High pressure builds back in early next week with temperatures remaining well above average.

The forecast from the National Weather Service:

Tonight - Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday - Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Beautiful weekend in South Lake Tahoe, and more of the same will go into the next few days with some change by the end of the week.

Much warmer temperatures are expected through next week with mainly dry conditions. A wave passing to the north Sunday will bring increased afternoon and evening winds. There is low pressure developing off the California coast will bring increasing chances for showers and a few thunderstorms from mid week into the weekend.

The forecast from the National Weather Service in Reno:

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A couple of fast-moving systems will produce gusty winds and periods of relatively light rain and snow through Thursday in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Much colder temperatures are expected on Thursday, then dry weather with a warming trend returns for Friday and Saturday. A system will bring wetter conditions starting Sunday, with colder conditions returning for Monday and Tuesday.

The famous blue skies of Lake Tahoe have returned, but just for two days as another west system heads in that will be bringing rain and snow.

As the rigorous trough leaves the Sierra, mild and dry conditions return, but are short lived as more storm systems are on the horizon. Gusty winds and light amounts of rain and snow are possible starting Tuesday and lasting into early
Thursday. Much colder temperatures develop by early Thursday. This will be a fast moving system with a limited moisture tap, but another one is due after next weekend.

The Eldorado National Forest will begin implementing the Power Fire Fuels Maintenance project 13,50 acres southwest of Lake Tahoe on April 4, ahead of the incoming storm.

Two portions of that project, units 4 and 6, will be prescribed burned. These units are south of Highway 88 between Bear River Reservoir and the Mokelumne River in the 2004 Power Fire burn scar. Due to wind flows, smoke from this fire may come into the Lake Tahoe basin starting Wednesday.

Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team has announced continued prescribed fire operations by the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team at several locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin this week, weather and conditions permitting. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S.

It looks like just one more storm on the horizon for the Lake Tahoe area with A winter weather advisory in effect from 11:00 p.m. Friday, March 23 until 5:00 a.m. Sunday, March 25. Prior to that warning is a Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 11:00 p.m. Friday.

A break in precipitation is expected for most of today. Gusty winds develop this afternoon ahead of a couple fast-moving and colder storms that will move through with some snow for northeast California into northwest Nevada this weekend. A warmer and drier pattern is expected next week with temperatures trending above

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The week is starting out beautiful: blue skies, great powder and mile temperatures, but it won't last long.

According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno, light valley rain and Sierra snow and rain will develop Tuesday and Tuesday night, with some travel impacts possible for Sierra and northeast California passes. A second system, which is much stronger, will bring lower valley rain, Sierra rain and snow, and gusty winds starting on Wednesday and continuing until a cold front moves through late Thursday into Friday morning.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The current Winter Weather Advisory expires at 11:00 p.m. Wednesday, but the next one will be in effect from 5:00 p.m. Thursday, March 15 to 5:00 a.m. Saturday.

From the storm Wednesday, Sierra-at-Tahoe is reporting 9"-13" of new snow in the last 24 hours, 16" at Kirkwood, 12" at Heavenly, 12" at Squaw Valley, 11" at Northstar and " at 10" at Mt. Rose.

Rain is headed to Lake Tahoe this weekend, but ahead of it will be the wind. There is a Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 4:00 p.m. Thursday with winds 15 mph to 25 mph and gusts up to 40 mph. Wave heights could be 2-3 feet from mid-lake to the north and east shores.

The entire Sierra Nevada are under a high avalanche warning in the back country at all elevations, but now there is a warning in the Crystal Bay area of Lake Tahoe in neighborhoods.

Per the Washoe County Emergency Management avalanche expert, due to weather conditions and forecasted incoming weather conditions, a Stage 1 Avalanche Warning has been issued for the residents of Crystal Bay/Third Creek subdivisions.

Lake Tahoe is enjoying a sunny and clear day Tuesday as the next storm starts to brew in the northwest. Up to 20 inches of snow fell at Lake Tahoe area ski resorts, but with what is expected latter in the week that will be nothing.

Very heavy snowfall accumulations are forecast for the foothills and mountains of Northern California, the heaviest snow expected to begin Wednesday night with major travel delays possible by Thursday. This system will be the strongest storm this winter, with snow to be measured in feet, not inches.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - The first of two storms due to hit Lake Tahoe this week has arrived. This current storm will head out Monday night with the next one due Wednesday through Friday.

Chain controls are up on most mountain roads as of 8:20 a.m. on Feb. 26:

R1 controls: Chains are required - snow tread tires allowed
R2 controls: Chains are required on all vehicles except four wheel drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels

HWY50 - R2 FREDS TO MEYERS^ SPLIT CONTROLS
HWY50 - R2 PLACERVILLE TO FRESH POND
SR88 R2 FRM SILVER LAKE TO CRYSTAL SPRINGS

Up to a foot of snow fell in the upper elevations of Lake Tahoe during Thursday's storm, with several inches at lake level. As of 9:00 a.m. Friday, controls remain on mountain roads including Highway 50, I-80, SR-88, SR-89, SR-207, SR-431 and SR-28.

The forecast from the National Weather Service in Reno:

Below average temperatures will dominate through at least next week as low pressure remains over the West. A weak system Saturday will bring breezy conditions along with a few snow showers, generally north of Interstate 80. Another stronger system is possible Monday into Tuesday

Smoke from prescribed fire operations can be seen above South Lake Tahoe from points all around the lake.

The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT), which includes local, state and federal agencies, has numerous locations around Lake Tahoe where they will be burning overgrown vegetation.

High winds caused a tree to fall onto a duplex on Tahoe Vista Drive in South Lake Tahoe, just before 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 18.

Residents were home in both units and the tree narrowly missed hitting one of the residents according to SLT Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Karl Koeppen.

There were no injuries and one of the family's cat was rescued.

A peak wind gust at the South Lake Tahoe airport was measured at 56 mph as of 10:30 a.m., according to the National Weather Service, with average winds 24-32 mph.

It has been a chilly day in South Lake Tahoe with winds from the southwest up to 20 mph and temps in the 30s. This is in front of a weak weather system that will pass over the Lake Tahoe/Reno area this evening and Thursday morning.

After is passes, dry and warmer conditions will prevail for the next few days.

Saturday will be the warmest day of the forecast (and possibly the rest of the month) with winds aloft becoming more west and a little better mixing for temps rising a few degrees above average.

American's golden girl, Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe, is the winner of back-to-back Olympic gold medals.

During the slopestyle event at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Bokwang Phoenix Snow Park, competitors had to wait for hours to complete two runs in the women's finals. Wind and cold temperatures forced a delay overnight, and into Monday afternoon, Korean time. Normally competitors get three runs.

Jamie had an impressive 83-point first run, enough for her to claim the gold.

Time is starting to run out for winter to arrive in South Lake Tahoe, but there are some signs of the season on the horizon.

Temperatures will remain unseasonably mild with mainly light winds across northeast California and western Nevada through Friday. There are some weak low pressure systems dropping into the region this weekend and early next week. They will bring a cooling trend with more typical February temperatures. Light snow showers are possible Monday into Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.