Observed 3:35 PM PDT at KTVL

Zephyr Cove, NV weather

Sunny and 52°11°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the north-northeast. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry · down to 25°−4° by 9 PM
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 4Good; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Low 33°1° tonight at midnight
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 9 AM
Gusts to 41 mph66 km/h Monday from 9 AM

This afternoonNear 48°9° · Clear
TonightDown to 33°1° by midnight · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 57°14° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 46°8° by 11 AM · gusts to 37 mph60 km/h · Clear
Monday afternoonNear 50°10° · gusts to 41 mph66 km/h · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	45%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	43%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	3%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	9%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	29%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	39%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	61%	55%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	51%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	49%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	48%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	50%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	33%	54%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	31%	57%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	32%	67%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	35%	77%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	39%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	47%	79%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	57%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	63%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	20%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	50%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	47%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	47%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	47%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 42°6°)	28°−2°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	50%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	27°−3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	52%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 43°6°)	27°−3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	52%	3%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	29°−2°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	49%	2%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	34°1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	44%	3%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from SW, gusts 37 mph59 km/h	39%	5%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from SW, gusts 40 mph64 km/h	35%	9%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from SW, gusts 41 mph66 km/h	32%	4%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from SW, gusts 41 mph66 km/h	30%	6%	5

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 50°10°, low 33°1°. Typical 59°15° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 50. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
28°−2°–34°1°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 28°−2°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 36°2°. Typical 59°15° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
34°1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 28°−2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 53°12°, low 29°−2°. Typical 58°14° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 27°−3°
Wind
36 mph57 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 32°0°. Typical 58°14° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
27°−3°–38°3°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 27°−3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 34°1°. Typical 58°14° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Low, likely
23°−5°–38°3°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 27°−3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 50°10°, low 31°−1°. Typical 58°14° / 27°−3°. Snow 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Fog, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Fog, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain and snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 27°−3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 47 mph75 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 45°7°, low 29°−2°. Typical 57°14° / 27°−3°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 32°0°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 42°6°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Night: A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Low, likely
24°−4°–34°1°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 27°−3°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 26°−3°. Typical 57°14° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 29°−2°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 39°4°
  20% chance · 0.5 in1.2 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 29°−2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 20°−6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
34°1°–45°7°
Low, likely
19°−7°–32°0°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 26°−3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 41°5°, low 22°−6°. Typical 56°13° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 22°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 29°−2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
34°1°–46°8°
Low, likely
12°−11°–30°−1°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 26°−3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 29°−2°. Typical 56°13° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 33°0°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Low, likely
23°−5°–32°0°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 26°−3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 50°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 58°, low 36°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 53°, low 29°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 40–56°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (REV) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Carson River near Carson City

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 62 cfs

Forecast peak 1.8 ft Sat 4 PM

Reading from Sat 2:50 PM · NWS gauge page

Lake Tahoe at Tahoe City

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6227 ft
Flow: 438,000 cfs

Forecast peak 6227 ft Sat 4 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Carson River near Genoa

5.0 mi

Level: 5.5 ft
Flow: 65 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Glenbrook Creek at Glenbrook

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 45Typical 156

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 35
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 34°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1968–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+1°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
−2°−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Zephyr Cove weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:25 PM; Morning 7:01–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:35 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:35 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:08 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northwest from Zephyr Cove. The highest point on the skyline is about 15,700 ft, 16 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Zephyr Cove, NV weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Carson River near Carson City

Lake Tahoe at Tahoe City

Carson River near Genoa

Glenbrook Creek at Glenbrook

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon