South Lake Tahoe, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Lake Tahoe weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast22%—73°50°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°48°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°52°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——85°48°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——86°49°+1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——89°50°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——92°54°+3°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 68. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 68. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41), ratio 0.46 with 6 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.46
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
South Lake Tahoe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 96150, 96155
16-Day Forecast — South Lake Tahoe
- Sun71°50°22%
- Mon78°48°1%
- Tue86°52°0%
- Wed85°48°0%
- Thu86°49°0%
- Fri89°50°0%
- Sat92°54°1%
- Sun89°55°2%
- Mon90°63°15%
- Tue90°63°18%
- Wed85°60°14%
- Thu75°55°10%
- Fri87°56°14%
- Sat92°63°14%
- Sun93°66°23%
- Mon89°64°22%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — South Lake Tahoe
SPC includes South Lake Tahoe in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in South Lake Tahoe
- 96150
- 96151
- 96152
- 96154
- 96157
- 96158