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Lake Tahoe Weather Forecast for California and Nevada including:
Blue Canyon, Truckee, Tahoe City, South Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, Markleeville, Reno
COMPILED FROM REPORTS BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
2:39 AM PDT - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
DAILY
Temp ˚F/Precip%
EVENING
Temperature ˚F |
Greater Lake Tahoe Area - Weather at a Glance
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 Today |
 Tonight |

Fri |

Fri nt |

Sat |

Sat nt |

Sun |

Sun nt |

Mon |
| BLUE CANYON |
83˚ |
0% |
68˚ |
0% |
83˚ |
0% |
63˚ |
0% |
79˚ |
0% |
60˚ |
0% |
68˚ |
0% |
52˚ |
0% |
70˚ |
0% |
| TRUCKEE, CA |
83˚ |
0% |
38˚ |
0% |
84˚ |
0% |
38˚ |
0% |
81˚ |
0% |
34˚ |
0% |
71˚ |
0% |
31˚ |
0% |
74˚ |
0% |
| TAHOE CITY |
79˚ |
0% |
42 |
0% |
80˚ |
0% |
42˚ |
0% |
75˚ |
0% |
40˚ |
0% |
66˚ |
0% |
40˚ |
0% |
70˚ |
0% |
| SOUTH TAHOE |
81˚ |
0% |
44˚ |
0% |
83˚ |
0% |
44˚ |
0% |
79˚ |
0% |
38˚ |
0% |
69˚ |
0% |
40˚ |
0% |
74˚ |
0% |
| TAHOE 8,000 FT. |
70˚ |
0% |
54˚ |
0% |
70˚ |
0% |
52˚ |
0% |
67˚ |
0% |
48˚ |
0% |
62˚ |
0% |
47˚ |
0% |
61˚ |
0% |
| INCLINE VLG |
76˚ |
0% |
48˚ |
0% |
81˚ |
0% |
48˚ |
0% |
74˚ |
0% |
47˚ |
0% |
65˚ |
0% |
44˚ |
0% |
69˚ |
0% |
| MARKLEEVILLE |
87˚ |
0% |
47˚ |
0% |
90˚ |
0% |
47˚ |
0% |
85˚ |
0% |
42˚ |
0% |
78˚ |
0% |
36˚ |
0% |
79˚ |
0% |
| RENO, NV |
90˚ |
0% |
56˚ |
0% |
93˚ |
0% |
55˚ |
0% |
89˚ |
0% |
50˚ |
0% |
80˚ |
0% |
45˚ |
0% |
81˚ |
0% |
TODAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 86. East winds up to 10 mph.
TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 35 to 45. Southwest winds up to 10
mph in the evening becoming light.
FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 89. Light winds becoming
southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 34 to 44. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light.
SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 83. Light winds becoming
southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy and clear. Lows 32 to 42.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Breezy and clear. Highs 67 to 77.
Lows 29 to 39.
TUESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows 42 to 52.
WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs
57 to 67.
SIERRA LAKE TAHOE FORECAST DISCUSSION
(2:30 AM PDT): HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING WARM WEATHER WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES PEAKING AT 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE BY FRIDAY.
THERMAL TROUGH WILL STRUGGLE TO MAKE IT EAST OF THE SIERRA CREST
TODAY. THIS WILL MAINTAIN ONE MORE DAY OF LIGHT EASTERLY SURFACE WINDS.
THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL FINALLY MOVE EAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN BY FRIDAY
FOR A RETURN OF AFTERNOON WESTERLIES. SHOULD SEE WIND GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH
ALONG THE SIERRA AND IN THE WRN NV VALLEYS. UPPER RIDGE ISPUSHED EAST ON
SATURDAY AS ANOTHER PACIFIC TROUGH MOVES INTO THE WEST COAST. THIS WILL
INITIATE A COOLING TREND THAT WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.
INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IN COMBINATION WITH FAVORABLE GRADIENTS
WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH OR MORE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. 00Z NAM/GFS BOTH SHOW WIDESPREAD 30 AGL WINDS NEAR 25 KTS BY
MID AFTERNOON WITH SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW
TEENS. THIS COULD LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEE
FIRE WEATHER SECTION BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY:
TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER LOW OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL SKIM
NORTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY AND DRIVE A FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. 00Z MODELS
HAVE BACKED OFF A BIT ON WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT POSITION OF
TROUGH AND UPPER JET REMAINS FAVORABLE FOR GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.
FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW BLOCKING PATTERN OVER
NORTH AMERICA. RIDGES OVER THE GULF COAST STATES AND ALONG 150W IN THE
CENTRAL PACIFIC...WILL MAINTAIN A TROUGH WEST OF THE ROCKIES THROUGH
MOST OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL OPEN A NORTH TO SOUTH STORM TRACK...WITH
POTENTIAL FOR COLD SYSTEMS FROM ALASKA AND WESTERN CANADA TO REACH THE
AREA. 00Z MODELS HAVE MAINTAINED A DEEPENING OF THE WEST COAST TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY...AS A LOW DROPS OUT OF CANADA. DESPITE SOME RUN TO RUN
DIFFERENCES IN THE AMOUNT OF COLD AIR AND TRACK/STRENGTH OF THE LOW
MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THE TIMING OF THE FEATURE.
INCREASED POPS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND LOWERED THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE FORECAST SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW THE STATISTICAL GUIDANCE FOR
THE WARM BIAS IN ANOMALOUSLY COLD SYSTEMS.
FIRE WEATHER...MAIN FIRE WEATHER CONCERN IS GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS WEEKEND. TROUGH TO PASS THROUGH THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WITH THE UPPER JET OVER SOUTHERN OREGON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
THIS IS A FAVORABLE PATTERN FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS WITH WIND GUSTS OF
30 MPH OR MORE AND LOW HUMIDITY. THERE IS UNCERTAINTY ON WHICH DAY WILL
HAVE THE STRONGER WINDS. YESTERDAY'S MODEL SOLUTIONS WERE FAVORING
SUNDAY WITH A FRONT REACHING NORTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY EVENING. HOWEVER
SOME OF THE LATEST RUNS HAVE THE STRONGER WINDS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS ALONG
THE SIERRA FRONT SATURDAY DUE TO INCREASING SURFACE THERMAL AND PRESSURE
GRADIENTS...AND ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF I-80 ON SUNDAY WITH THE JET AND
FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE AREA.
Lake Tahoe Water Temperatures
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North Lake Tahoe Temperatures
09/02/10
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Sunnyside |
USCG Station |
Tahoe Vista |
| 61.7° F |
60.73° F |
68.14° F |
South Lake Tahoe Temperatures
09/02/10
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Rubicon Bay |
Timber Cove |
| 57.38° F |
61.23° F |
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