Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

South Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL)

Lat: 38.89836°NLon: 119.99615°WElev: 6257.0ft.

Clear

46°F

8°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed S 10 MPH
Barometer 30.25 in (1024.38 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill41°F (5°C)
Last update 25 Feb 09:35 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

South Lake Tahoe CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am.  Snow level 9300 feet. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 4am.  Snow level 8600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain, mainly after 10am.  Snow level 7800 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am.  Snow level 7500 feet lowering to 7000 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am. Snow level 9300 feet. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 4am. Snow level 8600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday
A chance of rain, mainly after 10am. Snow level 7800 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow after 4am. Snow level 7500 feet lowering to 7000 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Monday
A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of rain and snow between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. Snow level 6700 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain. Snow level 7000 feet. Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
South Lake Tahoe CA
 38.91°N 119.98°W (Elev. 6312 ft)
9:16 pm PST Feb 25, 2026
9pm PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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