Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunnyside-Tahoe City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle11%0.02″72°53°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——72°50°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——73°47°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——73°45°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——75°47°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——77°47°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——80°50°+3°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 70. 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 70. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 8.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.50
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Sunnyside-Tahoe City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sunnyside-Tahoe City
- Sun72°53°11%
- Mon72°50°1%
- Tue73°47°0%
- Wed73°45°0%
- Thu75°47°0%
- Fri77°47°0%
- Sat80°50°1%
- Sun78°51°1%
- Mon80°59°8%
- Tue74°58°14%
- Wed74°53°8%
- Thu64°50°10%
- Fri76°51°14%
- Sat79°55°14%
- Sun80°57°23%
- Mon77°56°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 — Sunnyside-Tahoe City
SPC includes Sunnyside-Tahoe City 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 Sunnyside-Tahoe City
- 96145