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

Donner Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm) on Mon morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

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
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
heavy rain
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy rain
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
35
S
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
1
8
38
16
11
20
0.6
0.1
0.1
12
max °C
6
-2
8
8
0
7
5
3
6
5
2
3
1
-2
-3
-4
-3
min °C
-1
-3
5
1
0
6
2
1
4
1
0
2
-1
-4
-3
-4
-4
-1
-3
5
1
0
4
-1
-2
0
-2
-3
-1
-8
-11
-10
-11
-10
2250
1200
2450
2550
1800
2450
2250
1950
2000
2100
1600
1900
1600
1150
1050
850
950
Cloud base (m)
2400
2250
2100
2400
2100
6950
2200
2100
2750
2600
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
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Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:50
Sunset
5:34
5:36
5:37
5:37
5:38
5:39

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Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm) on Mon morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

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
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Emigrant Gap Airport
34 km WSW
1584m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
16 km
44 km NE
1613m alt.
26 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
49 km ENE
1402m alt.
54 minutes ago
Dry
Reno Airport
51 km ENE
1352m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
South Lake Tahoe Airport
53 km SSE
1934m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Nevada County Air Park -Grass Valley (California)
60 km WSW
962m alt.
4 hours ago
10° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Placerville Airport (California)
76 km S
789m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
78 km SW
719m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Beale Aair Force Bas / arysville Airport
98 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).

* 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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