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Snow by elevation: lakeshore, 7,400 feet and the summit

Snow can differ from the lake to the pass. This page puts NWS snow forecasts side by side, with each point's height and time. The live air rows show the road and ridge stations. SNOTEL rows show snow on the ground. A late forecast is unknown, not zero snow.

Checked Newest data Data freshness
7,000 ft 8,000 ft 9,000 ft 10,000 ft Mt Rose, 10,776 ft Reno, 15 mi down the east side 59° Lake surface, 6,226.65 ft 3:59 PM, nearest buoy 61° Lakeshore SR 28 Crystal Bay, 6,437 ft 6 PM. Wind 3 mph, gusts 6 58° Diamond Peak NWS NV030, 7,335 ft 5:40 PM. Wind 4 mph 52° Mt Rose summit Road station on SR 431, 8,904 ft 6 PM. Wind 3 mph, gusts 6 Brake check West Side Meadows
Mt Rose, 10,776 ft Reno, 15 mi down the east side 59° Lake surface 61° Lakeshore 58° Diamond Peak 52° Mt Rose summit West Side Meadows Brake check

Heights to scale. The lakeshore and summit stations sit on the road. Diamond Peak is the NWS station at 7,335 ft on the ridge south of the highway. It runs up to an hour behind the road stations. The slope is drawn, not surveyed.

Readings by height, with each source and time
Mt Rose summitStation, 8,904 ft. 52° 3 mph, gusts 6
Diamond PeakStation, 7,335 ft. 58° 4 mph
TownStation, 6,495 ft. 64° 3 mph, gusts 5
LakeshoreStation, 6,437 ft. 61° 3 mph, gusts 6
Lake surface6,226.65 ft. 59°

Air now, by height

Lakeshore Nevada DOT, SR-28 Crystal Bay, 6,437 ft 61°
Near 7,400 feet NWS, Diamond Peak, 7,335 ft 58°
Summit Nevada DOT, SR-431 Mt Rose Summit, 8,904 ft 52°

Snow forecast, next 7 days

NWS forecast

No snow in the 7 day NWS forecast at any of these heights.

Forecast point Total
Incline Beach 6,230 ft forecast point NWS, issued 0 Low unknown 0 Low 42°F 0 Low 41°F 0 Low 38°F 0 Low 36°F 0 Low 34°F 0 Low 34°F 0.0 in
Incline Village 6,430 ft forecast point NWS, issued 0 Low unknown 0 Low 46°F 0 Low 46°F 0 Low 45°F 0 Low 41°F 0 Low 38°F 0 Low 38°F 0.0 in
Diamond Peak 7,037 ft forecast point NWS, issued 0 Low unknown 0 Low 45°F 0 Low 45°F 0 Low 43°F 0 Low 39°F 0 Low 36°F 0 Low 36°F 0.0 in
Mt Rose 7,864 ft forecast point NWS, issued 0 Low unknown 0 Low 40°F 0 Low 40°F 0 Low 36°F 0 Low 32°F 0 Low 30°F 0 Low 30°F 0.0 in

NWS forecast point heights may differ from road or ski-area heights. Forecasts older than 12 hours show Forecast unknown.

Snowpack now, by height

NRCS stations
Station Snow depth Snow water
Mt Rose Ski Area 8,810 ft, 6.1 miles from town 0.0 in NRCS, 0.0 in NRCS,
Big Meadow 8,240 ft, 14.2 miles from town 0.0 in NRCS, 0.0 in NRCS,
Marlette Lake 7,860 ft, 7.3 miles from town 0.0 in NRCS, 0.0 in NRCS,
Tahoe City Cross 6,760 ft, 11.1 miles from town 0.0 in NRCS, 0.0 in NRCS,
Little Valley 6,500 ft, 5.2 miles from town 0.0 in NRCS, 0.0 in NRCS,

Snow water is the water held in the snow. Each number has its own reading date. A missing value is unknown.

Read the point height

Each NWS row is a forecast for one spot. The height comes from that forecast record. It may differ from the ski area's base or the road pass. Use the row's date and height when you plan your route.

A zero means the NWS forecast calls for no snow at that point on that day. An unknown means we do not have a fresh forecast. These are not the same thing.

Snow on the ground

NRCS stations measure snow depth and the water held in the snow. Our rows show both when the feed has them. A station is one point. Its snow depth does not tell you if a road is open. Use Nevada 511 for road status.

More snow and road pages

Questions people ask

What is the Incline Village snow forecast?
The table shows the next 7 days at the lake, town and two nearby ski-area points. Read the height on each row. If the forecast is too old, the row says Forecast unknown.
Will it snow at lake level in Tahoe?
Use the lakeshore row in the NWS table. It shows forecast snow and the low for each day. That is a forecast for one point, not a promise for the whole shore.
How much snow is forecast at Mt Rose?
Read the Mt Rose row and its total. The row uses the NWS point's own height. That point may sit below the pass or the top of the ski area.
What is the snow level at Lake Tahoe?
This page shows snow forecasts at four heights. It does not set one snow level for the whole lake. Use the NWS forecast for your route and read each point's height.
How much snow is on the ground near Incline Village?
The SNOTEL table lists snow depth at five stations. Each has a height and a reading date. Those readings describe the stations, not every road or ski run nearby.

How to read this page

Each row shows the time of its own data. Where the numbers come from is in "How we know" at the end of the page.

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