August 28, 2021 We have gusty southwest winds Wednesday and highs only in the 70s as a trough moves through. The persistent southwest wind pattern most afternoons is funneling smoke into the area from the Caldor fire located to the southwest of the Tahoe Basin. The good news is that […]
August 12, 2021 High pressure is sitting over the West bringing us another summer heatwave this week. High temperatures at lake level will be in the mid to upper 80s through the weekend, and only a few degrees cooler out on the lake. The biggest problem for us the last […]
August 4, 2021 We have a dry forecast ahead with some windy days. The good news is that the smoke has mostly cleared the Tahoe region. We have a few bigger fires to our north but the typical wind direction during the summer is southwest which is keeping the smoke […]
July 28, 2021 We are finally past the heat waves and with the rain and wind the last 2 days the air quality has greatly improved. The Dixie fire is only 23% contained and could bring more smoke into the area, but for now, our forecasts keep the smoke mainly […]
July 21, 2021 Typical summer weather continues with slight warm-ups and cooldowns along with dry conditions and afternoon breezes. We saw a fire south of Lake Tahoe (Tamarack Fire) explode in size over the last several days. There is also a bigger fire to the north (Dixie Fire). With the […]