Storm Station
Tahoma, California
59°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 5 mph SW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
35%Humidity
63%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Tahoma, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Homewood RAWSHMDC1

A remote fire weather station/2.5 mi away/7,145 ft/770 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank548of 3,115

Hwy 89 at RampartCD040

Beside a road/7.5 mi away/6,217 ft/158 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank2,570of 3,115

South Lake TahoeTVL

At an airfield/13.8 mi away/6,263 ft/112 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Tahoma CaTAAC1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/6,315 ft/60 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Tahoma .5 SCA-ED-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/6,316 ft/59 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at South Lake Tahoe, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.8 mi from Tahoma. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:53 AM 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

57.0 F with a dew point of 25.0 F, 29 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at South Lake Tahoe: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 25.0, 29 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,200 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 7,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.5 FTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 25.0 FSPREAD 32.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 29 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

At 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at South Lake Tahoe, north up: at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE 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

Measured at Tahoma Ca (TAAC1), 0.3 miles from here, read 24 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in California

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Near Tahoma

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