Change coming in the Lake Tahoe forecast: Wind, rain, upper elevation snow, and sun

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Summer-like weather around Lake Tahoe is gone for now. There is a Lake Wind Advisory in place for Lake Tahoe from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Monday. Stronger winds will be north of US50 and east of US395. The winds will bring a cooling trend as a low-pressure system reaches the northwest U.S. coast. From Tuesday through Thursday, below-average temperatures are expected with breezy winds and chances for rain and high elevation snow showers mainly near the Sierra and north of Interstate 80.

Temperatures for most of next week are forecast to be on the chilly side with highs in the low to mid-60s for western Nevada and 50s in the Sierra, roughly 5-10 degrees below average for this time of year. The coldest temperatures of the week look likely for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings with lows in the low
30s for the Sierra and 30s/low 40s for western Nevada with possible freeze spots in rural areas.

The active weather pattern looks like it will be continuing into the weekend and next week with additional light precipitation, breezy winds, and below-average temperatures for much of the west coast according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Reno.

The forecast from NWS Reno:

Monday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night - A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Snow level 7300 feet. Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday - A 50 percent chance of showers. Snow level 7400 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night - A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Snow level 7700 feet lowering to 6800 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday - Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night - A slight chance of rain showers before 2am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Snow level 7600 feet lowering to 7000 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday - A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Snow level 6600 feet rising to 8000 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Thursday Night - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Friday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Friday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Saturday - Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Saturday Night - A slight chance of showers. Snow level 9600 feet lowering to 8600
feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Sunday - A chance of showers. Snow level 8100 feet rising to 8600 feet in the
afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.