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*** IMPORTANT ***  Week of June 16 - Website Data Outage - Due to a major computer upgrade the week of June 16, nearly all data on the CNRFC web site will not be updated. We anticipate the down time to be approximately 4 days. The latest deterministic hydrologic forecasts for official forecast points will continue to be available at the National Water Prediction Service during this time.


STEAMBOAT CREEK - LITTLE WASHOE LAKE (LWON2)
Latitude: 39.33º NLongitude: 119.80º WElevation: 5070 Feet
Location: Washoe County in NevadaBulletin Group: Eastern SierraRiver Group: Eastern Sierra
Issuance Time: Jun 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (NVZ003)
Today: Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 84 to 89. Southwest winds around 10 mph increasing to west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Clear. Lows 47 to 57. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 86 to 91. Light winds.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 52 to 62. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 92 to 97. Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows 54 to 64.

juneteenth and Thursday Night: Breezy, clear. Highs 90 to 95. Lows 49 to 59.

Friday and Friday Night: Breezy, clear. Highs 85 to 90. Lows 45 to 55.

Saturday through Sunday: Breezy, clear. Highs 70 to 80. Lows 37 to 47.