South Lake Tahoe weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in South Lake Tahoe is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for South Lake Tahoe, California, USA for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
30th Dec
5

-5

8

2
Wednesday
31st Dec
5

0

0

1
Thursday
1st Jan
6

1

2

1
Friday
2nd Jan
6

1

0

1
Saturday
3rd Jan
3

-1

2

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Tuesday 30th 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 Tuesday 30th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 5 kph from the south.

5
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
8
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
5
kph wind from S

South Lake Tahoe weather for Wednesday 31st December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 4 kph from the south.

5
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
68
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
4
kph wind from S

South Lake Tahoe weather for Thursday 1st January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 90% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
90
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from SW

South Lake Tahoe weather for Friday 2nd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south.

6
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
64
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from S

South Lake Tahoe weather for Saturday 3rd January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of sleet/snow expected with 66% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-west.