Winter Weather — Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California

2025-10-13 to 2025-10-15 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California

Event narrative

CoCoRaHs observers in the Tahoe Basin measured 3 inches of snow at CA-NV-51 and 0.5 inches at CA-ED-9 ending at 7:00 AM on the 15th.

Wider weather episode

From the 13th to 15th, an upper level low pressure dropped south along the CA coast before moving inland through central NV. This brought widespread precipitation to much of the eastern Sierra from the night of the 13th through the morning of the 15th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1294379. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.