455  
SXUS45 KREV 212132  
RECREV  
 
RECREATION FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
232 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MID LAKE WATERS  
AND DOWNWIND SHORES. WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ON  
UPWIND SHORES.  
 
STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LIGHTNING NEAR THUNDERSTORMS POSE AN  
IMMEDIATE DANGER TO BOATERS. IF YOU ARE OUT ON THE LAKE WHEN  
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP, RETURN TO SHORE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  
 
CAZ072-NVZ002-221200-  
LAKE TAHOE AT LAKE LEVEL-  
232 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 30 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS 23 TO 29. WAVE HEIGHTS 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS 39 TO 44. WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. LOWS 23 TO 30. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS THAN 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. LIGHT WINDS. HIGHS 51 TO 56. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS  
THAN 1 FOOT.  
 
WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE MID LAKE BUOYS......46.8 DEGREES.  
LAKE LEVEL FOR LAKE TAHOE AT TAHOE CITY......6228.55 FEET.  
 
 
 
NVZ004-221200-  
PYRAMID LAKE AT LAKE LEVEL-  
232 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WEST WINDS 15 TO  
25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 36 TO 42. WAVE HEIGHTS  
1 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WEST WINDS  
15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS 52 TO 57. WAVE HEIGHTS 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING CLEAR.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BECOMING 10 TO  
20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 36 TO 42. WAVE HEIGHTS 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HIGHS 58 TO 65.  
WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
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