South Lake Tahoe weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in South Lake Tahoe is expected to be 41°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for South Lake Tahoe, California, USA for more weather parameters.

Thursday
1st Jan
41

32

3

2
Friday
2nd Jan
41

28

6

2
Saturday
3rd Jan
37

30

3

0
Sunday
4th Jan
34

27

0

0
Monday
5th Jan
34

25

1

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Friday 2nd 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 1st January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 41°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 69% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 6 mph from the south-west.

41
°F maximum temperature
32
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
69
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
36
°F wind chill
6
mph wind from SW

South Lake Tahoe weather for Friday 2nd January 2026

Expect broken clouds in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 41°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 mph from the south.

41
°F maximum temperature
28
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
6
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
37
°F wind chill
7
mph 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 37°F and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of sleet/snow expected with 99% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 9 mph from the south-west.

37
°F maximum temperature
30
°F minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
99
% chance of some sleet or snow
<20
mm of sleet/snow expected
32
°F wind chill
9
mph wind from SW

South Lake Tahoe weather for Sunday 4th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 34°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 40-50 mm of sleet/snow expected with 95% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 9 mph from the south-west.

34
°F maximum temperature
27
°F minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
95
% chance of some sleet or snow
<50
mm of sleet/snow expected
27
°F wind chill
9
mph wind from SW

South Lake Tahoe weather for Monday 5th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in South Lake Tahoe, California with a maximum temperature of 34°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 66% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 7 mph from the south-west.