South Lake Tahoe weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in South Lake Tahoe is expected to be -3°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for South Lake Tahoe, California, USA for more weather parameters.

Thursday
8th Jan
-3

-8

8

2
Friday
9th Jan
0

-8

9

2
Saturday
10th Jan
2

-7

10

3
Sunday
11th Jan
4

-5

9

3
Monday
12th Jan
6

-4

4

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:04 on Thursday 8th January 2026 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 Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of -3°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 11% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north-east.

-3
°C maximum temperature
-8
°C minimum temperature
clear skies with flurries of snow
8
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
11
% chance of some snow
<5
cm of snow expected
-8
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from NE

South Lake Tahoe weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect clear skies in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 0°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.

0
°C maximum temperature
-8
°C minimum temperature
clear skies
9
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-2
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from E

South Lake Tahoe weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect clear skies in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 2°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 6 kph from the south-east.

2
°C maximum temperature
-7
°C minimum temperature
clear skies
10
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
6
kph wind from SE

South Lake Tahoe weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 4 kph from the south.

4
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
9
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
4
kph wind from S

South Lake Tahoe weather for Monday 12th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 6 kph from the east.