South Lake Tahoe weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in South Lake Tahoe is expected to be 6°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for South Lake Tahoe, California, USA for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
24th Dec
6

-1

2

0
Thursday
25th Dec
1

-2

1

0
Friday
26th Dec
1

-8

6

2
Saturday
27th Dec
-1

-9

5

2
Sunday
28th Dec
-1

-11

9

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Wednesday 24th December 2025 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for California (South Lake Tahoe) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

South Lake Tahoe weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for South Lake Tahoe for the next 5 days.

South Lake Tahoe weather for Wednesday 24th December 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of sleet/snow expected with 92% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south.

6
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
92
% chance of some sleet or snow
<40
mm of sleet/snow expected
3
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from S

South Lake Tahoe weather for Thursday 25th December 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 1°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 50 mm or more of sleet/snow expected with 99% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south.

1
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
99
% chance of some sleet or snow
>50
mm or more of sleet/snow expected
-3
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from S

South Lake Tahoe weather for Friday 26th December 2025

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 1°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 cm of snow expected with 58% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.

1
°C maximum temperature
-8
°C minimum temperature
clear skies with flurries of snow
6
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
58
% chance of some snow
<20
cm of snow expected
-3
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SW

South Lake Tahoe weather for Saturday 27th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of -1°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the east.

-1
°C maximum temperature
-9
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
5
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-4
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from E

South Lake Tahoe weather for Sunday 28th December 2025

Expect clear skies in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of -1°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the east.