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LAKE TAHOE - TAHOE CITY (THLC1)
Latitude: 39.18º NLongitude: 120.12º WElevation: 6219 Feet
Location: Placer County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Eastern SierraRiver Group: Eastern Sierra
Issuance Time: May 08 2025 at 7:59 AM PDTNext Issuance: May 09 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A

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1) Each individual timeseries plotted on the graphical river forecast can be toggled on and off by clicking the legend entry above. If the "Observed (Raw Data)" contains bad data and is toggled off, the plot will scale to the remaining timeseries.

2) At extremely low river flows, the "Observed (Raw Data)" may show readings below the lower end of the available rating table, while the "Observed (Simulated)" will only show values at the bottom of the rating table, creating a potential discrepancy between the two readings.
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Flood Impacts
6,229.1 Feet Flood Stage. Flooding begins to occur around the shores of Lake Tahoe, especially on the side of the Lake to which the wind is blowing (i.e., if there is a S wind, the N shore would have worst flooding)
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ072)
Tonight: Clear. Lows 41 to 51. West winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Friday: Sunny. Highs 69 to 79. Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Clear. Lows 39 to 44. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs 69 to 79. Light winds becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Clear. Lows 43 to 53. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

Sunday: Breezy, sunny. Highs 58 to 68.

Sunday Night: Breezy, clear. Lows 30 to 40.

Monday and Monday Night: Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs 44 to 54. Lows 25 to 35.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 45 to 55.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 26 to 36.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 52 to 62.

Wednesday Night and Thursday: Partly cloudy. Lows 31 to 41. Highs 56 to 66.
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This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS Reno Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only.