323  
SXUS45 KREV 161033  
RECREV  
 
RECREATION FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
233 AM PST MON FEB 16 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-NVZ002-170000-  
LAKE TAHOE AT LAKE LEVEL-  
233 AM PST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 38. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS THAN 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
HEAVY SNOW. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
45 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS 17 TO 23. WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
HEAVY SNOW. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO  
45 MPH DECREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 30. WAVE  
HEIGHTS 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE MID LAKE BUOYS......43.7 DEGREES.  
LAKE LEVEL FOR LAKE TAHOE AT TAHOE CITY......6227.56 FEET.  
 

 
 
NVZ004-170000-  
PYRAMID LAKE AT LAKE LEVEL-  
233 AM PST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST  
WEDNESDAY...  
   
TODAY
 
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. HIGHS AROUND 46. WAVE  
HEIGHTS LESS THAN 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 27 TO 34. WAVE HEIGHTS 1 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS  
AROUND 41. WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 

 
 
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