Storm Station
Bear Valley, California
55°
Mostly clear· Feels like 55°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
-UV
50Air quality
48%Humidity
21%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bear Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Bloods CreekBLCC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.6 mi away/7,241 ft/228 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank2,855of 3,115

Hwy 50 at Echo SummitCD029

Beside a road/23.8 mi away/7,382 ft/87 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank2,563of 3,115

South Lake TahoeTVL

At an airfield/29.5 mi away/6,263 ft/1,206 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Arnold - Calaveras Big TreesARNC1

At a cooperative observer's station/19.4 mi away/4,763 ft/2,706 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Arnold 3.2 ENECA-CV-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/21.2 mi away/4,036 ft/3,433 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at South Lake Tahoe, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.5 mi from Bear Valley. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over South Lake Tahoe, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TVLFIG. A THE SKY OVER SOUTH LAKE TAHOESECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESouth Lake Tahoe, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TVLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TVL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 35 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at South Lake Tahoe: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 35 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TVLFIG. B THE AIR AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 6,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 23.5 FTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 29.0 FSPREAD 27.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLESouth Lake Tahoe, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TVLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TVL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at South Lake Tahoe, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TVLFIG. C THE WIND AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESouth Lake Tahoe, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TVLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TVL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of South Lake Tahoe, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in California

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Near Bear Valley

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.