Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Forecast for Greater Lake Tahoe Area
Updated: 3:22 am PDT on July 5, 2009
Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 8 PM PDT this evening...
Today
Breezy and sunny. Highs 68 to 78. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph late in the afternoon. Ridge gusts up to 50 mph late in the afternoon.
Breezy and clear. Lows 41 to 51. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph decreasing to up to 10 mph after midnight. Ridge gusts up to 50 mph.
Monday
Breezy and sunny. Highs 69 to 79. Southwest winds around 10 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon. Ridge gusts up to 50 mph.
Breezy and clear. Lows 39 to 49. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph becoming southwest around 10 mph after midnight. Ridge gusts up to 50 mph.
Tuesday
Windy and sunny. Highs 69 to 79. Southwest winds around 10 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon. Ridge gusts up to 60 mph in the afternoon.
... Lake Wind Advisory now in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 8 PM PDT this evening...
The lake Wind Advisory is now in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 8 PM PDT this evening.
* Winds: increasing to southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts around 30 mph late in the afternoon.
* Wave heights: becoming 2 to 3 feet by late in the afternoon. The biggest waves will be along the Eastern Shores of area lakes.
* Small boats will be prone to capsizing and should get off of lake waters before winds and chop increase.
Jordan
Http://weather.Gov/Reno
Fire Weather Watch
Statement as of 10:43 AM PDT on July 05, 2009
... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening...
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Fire Weather Watch... which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.
The strongest winds this week are likely occur Tuesday afternoon and evening across Lassen County south to eastern Sierra County. West winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts 35 to 40 mph are forecast to combine with afternoon humidity of 5 to 15 percent along and south of a Bogard to Ravendale line. North of this line... minimum humidity is expected to be higher... near 20 percent. With fuels rapidly drying across the area... potential weather conditions are conducive to rapid fire growth.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Check weather.Gov/Reno/fire for updates and possible red flag warnings.
