South Lake Tahoe Forecast: Are you ready for some rain and snow?

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Get out and enjoy the tranquil weather with above-average high temperatures while they last as the high-pressure system sitting in the west will start to weaken. If you are not ready for winter this may be the time to do it. Temperatures will return to near average or this time of year and a 40 percent chance of snow also returns for Tuesday and Wednesday.

The weather pattern begins to change on Tuesday as an area of low pressure drops into California and Nevada. Some light rain and snow showers may begin as early as Tuesday afternoon near the Lake Tahoe basin. This isn`t a major storm but it looks to be the first taste of more typical conditions compared to the very mild fall so far. It is a slow-moving pattern and exact time and snow amounts are hard to predict though South Lake Tahoe will most likely see less than a half-inch, with more at upper elevations.

At this time the National Weather Service says snow levels will be around 6500-7000 feet with the snow coming around 10 p.m. Tuesday through at least Wednesday morning (with some simulations holding onto this feature through the afternoon).

The forecast from the National Weather Service in Reno:

Today - Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.

Tonight - Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

Monday - Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind.

Monday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday - A 10 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night - A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Wednesday - A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night - A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Thursday - Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Thursday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Friday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

Friday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 18.

Saturday - Sunny, with a high near 48.

Sunday - Sunny, with a high near 53.