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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Truckee-Tahoe (KTRK)

Lat: 39.31667°NLon: 120.13333°WElev: 5899.0ft.

Partly Cloudy

70°F

21°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed W 13 MPH
Barometer 30.1 in (1019.3 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 May 03:50 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NE Truckee CA

Lake Wind Advisory May 17, 05:00pm until May 18, 05:00am
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Lake Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Light north wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Light north wind becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 26. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light east after midnight.

    Low: 26 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 5 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Light north wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Light north wind becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 26. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light east after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NE Truckee CA
 39.36°N 120.15°W (Elev. 5801 ft)
Last Update:
11:30 am PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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