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 the west/southwest winds Thursday through […]
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 few days and likely into […]
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 to our north. The Forecast: […]
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 to our north over the […]
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 fires to the north and […]
July 14, 2021 Short-Term: With the hot temperatures and dry weather, we saw an uptick in the number of fires around the state this week. Luckily for the Tahoe Basin so far the location of the fires and the wind direction have kept most of the smoke away from the area. The high temperatures are […]
July 8, 2021 After a brief reprieve, we have another heatwave on the way for the weekend. High pressure is going to build over the region through the weekend causing high temperatures to climb into the 80s at the lake, and maybe close to 90 degrees by Sunday! A little cooler possibly out on the lake […]
June 30, 2021 Strong high pressure over the Pacific NW that brought record-breaking heat over the last few days is starting to weaken and shift east. That will bring relief from the record heat but it still remains warm for our region through the weekend. Mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 70s to […]
June 24, 2021 We are going to start the forecast period with some cooler weather for Wednesday through Friday. Highs only in the 70s near the lake. Lighter afternoon Zephyr winds from the southwest for Wednesday with gusts only to 15-20+ mph during the afternoon. Then only light breezes expected from the east Thursday into Friday. […]
June 19, 2021 The weather story for this week through the weekend will be the heat. High pressure builds over the region with highs warming into the 80s on the lake. Expecting sunny skies with a few afternoon clouds building each afternoon Thursday-Sunday, but thunderstorm chances look to be pretty slim. We will see the […]