Donner Peak weather
– Lat/Long: 39.31° N 120.31° W

Donner Peak Weather Forecast

Carson Range · United States
Issued: 3 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 45mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
9200
2300
2200
2150
2150
2200
2150
5250
2400
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
km/h
10
SW
10
S
35
S
25
SW
15
WSW
0
SE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SSE
0
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
2
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15
 mm
—
0.3
7
26
1.4
—
—
—
—
—
3
6
8
4
—
—
—
max °C
13
7
7
3
2
6
5
0
7
6
4
4
4
2
1
0
2
min °C
8
6
6
2
1
4
0
0
6
0
2
4
3
0
1
0
0
 chill °C
7
4
1
-1
-2
4
0
0
5
0
1
4
3
-3
-2
-4
-4
Freezing level m
3300
2750
2450
2050
1750
2250
2600
3150
2900
2650
2300
2250
2150
1750
1700
1550
1550
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Sunrise
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—
6:41
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:47
—
—
Sunset
4:47
—
—
4:47
—
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4:46
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4:45
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4:45
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4:44
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Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 45mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Donner Peak at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Donner Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table.For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of California.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Truckee Tahoe Airport
17 km E
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Emigrant Gap Airport
34 km WSW
1584m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
16 km
Reno Airport
51 km ENE
1352m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Carson City Airport
52 km ESE
1435m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
South Lake Tahoe Airport
53 km SSE
1934m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
16 km
Reno Stead Airport
54 km NE
1540m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
16 km
59 km SE
1442m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
14 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Nevada County Air Park -Grass Valley (California)
60 km WSW
962m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
78 km SW
719m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
16 km
Beale Aair Force Bas / arysville Airport
98 km SW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
16 km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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