Winter Weather — Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California

2025-06-21 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California

Event narrative

Palisades Tahoe reported 1-2 of snowfall the afternoon of June 21. There was also snow reported on Mt Rose.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level low pressure impacted the area from June 19th through the 21st which brought significant winds for late June. This was combined with very low humidity which lead to several days of fire weather concerns. Some light rain and snow was recorded in far northern Washoe and Lassen counties the morning of the 21st.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1264162. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.