716  
SXUS45 KREV 232232  
RECREV  
 
RECREATION FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
232 PM PST TUE DEC 23 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-NVZ002-241200-  
LAKE TAHOE AT LAKE LEVEL-  
232 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025  
   
..LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
 
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM  
PST FRIDAY...  
   
TONIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SOUTH WINDS  
20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOWS 32 TO 37. WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO  
5 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
RAIN AND SNOW. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
40 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND  
43. WAVE HEIGHTS 1 TO 4 FEET IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO LESS THAN  
1 FOOT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
RAIN AND SNOW. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP  
TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 30 TO 35. WAVE  
HEIGHTS LESS THAN 1 FOOT INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
CHRISTMAS DAY
 
SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN HEAVY SNOW IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH  
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 39. WAVE HEIGHTS 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE MID LAKE BUOYS......47.4 DEGREES.  
LAKE LEVEL FOR LAKE TAHOE AT TAHOE CITY......6226.99 FEET.  
 

 
 
NVZ004-241200-  
PYRAMID LAKE AT LAKE LEVEL-  
232 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2025  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 41 TO 46. WAVE HEIGHTS  
1 TO 5 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
RAIN. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH  
BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGHS AROUND 51. WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 4 FEET DECREASING TO 1 TO 2 FEET  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS 37 TO 44. WAVE HEIGHTS 1 TO 3 FEET.    
CHRISTMAS DAY
 
RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DECREASING  
TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 49. WAVE HEIGHTS 1 TO  
4 FEET.  
 

 
 
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