820  
SXUS45 KREV 202133  
RECREV  
 
RECREATION FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
233 PM PDT WED AUG 20 2025  
 
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-NVZ002-211200-  
LAKE TAHOE AT LAKE LEVEL-  
233 PM PDT WED AUG 20 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
CLEAR. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT. LOWS AROUND 53. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS THAN 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT WINDS. HIGHS 79 TO 89. WAVE HEIGHTS  
LESS THAN 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LOWS  
AROUND 57. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS THAN 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS 81 TO 89. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
 
WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE MID LAKE BUOYS......67.9 DEGREES.  
LAKE LEVEL FOR LAKE TAHOE AT TAHOE CITY......6227.65 FEET.  
 
 
 
NVZ004-211200-  
PYRAMID LAKE AT LAKE LEVEL-  
233 PM PDT WED AUG 20 2025  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT SATURDAY  
 
   
TONIGHT  
CLEAR. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. LOWS 58 TO 63. WAVE  
HEIGHTS LESS THAN 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 84 TO 94. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS THAN 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. LIGHT WINDS. LOWS AROUND 62. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS THAN 1 FOOT.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. LIGHT WINDS. HIGHS 88 TO 98. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS THAN  
1 FOOT.  
 
 
 
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