South Tahoe Road Conditions

National Weather Service Advisories, Watches And Warnings South Tahoe.

South Lake Tahoe Road conditions give detailed road conditions of highway 89 from the Tahoe City California to Highway 88. It also gives detailed road conditions for Highway 50 from the U.S. 395 in Carson City to Placerville California.

Road conditions give information about chain controls, roadwork, vehicle accidents, and special events, etc.

Find Caltrans highway information at the website below or by calling the phone number below.

Obtain NDOT highway information at the website below or by calling the phone number below.

For a more informed decision click the link above for the Nation Weather Service advisories, watches and warnings. And for a weather forecast click the link below South Lake Tahoe 7 Day Weather Forecast.

Please make sure to be aware of the time and the date as road conditions are updated daily to several times a week as conditions warrant.

South Tahoe Area Road Conditions
Hi-way 50(In the Sierra Nevada) And SR-89(In the South Lake Tahoe area)
California roads: Phone # 1-800-427-ROAD
Website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi
Nevada roads: Phone # 1-877-NV-ROADS
Website: http://www.nvroads.com/

South Lake Tahoe 7 Day Weather Forecast
The following road conditions were reported as of the:
8 AM hour April 12, 2026

Hi-way 50:

Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from 3 mi east of Kyburz to Meyers (El Dorado Co)

Roadway	US-50
Description	From California border to Marker CC-1
Overall Status	Chains Required, All Vehicles except 4-wheel drive with Snow tires

Hi-Way 89:

Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from the Alpine/El Dorado Co line to 2.7 mi south of the Jct of US 50 (El Dorado Co)

Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from Picketts Jct (Alpine Co) to Bliss State Park (El Dorado Co)

Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from Olympic Valley (Placer Co) to the Jct of I 80 (Nevada Co)