The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a red flag warning for the Lake Tahoe-Reno-Carson areas from 3-8pm today.

A red flag warning means critical fire weather conditions are either occurring or are imminent. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will create extreme fire growth potential.

Winds will be from the west at 15-20mph, with gusts up to 35mph.

Temperatures in the Lake Tahoe Basin will continue to be in the low to mid-80s for the rest of the week, with lows in the 40s. Add 10 degrees to those numbers for Reno temperatures.