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

Donner Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 am Fri 02 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 110mm), mostly on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod snow
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
SE
10
SW
20
S
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
10
N
7
2
5
2
20
14
20
19
16
20
0.7
0.7
0.9
0.7
max °C
7
6
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
-1
4
3
2
2
0
-5
min °C
6
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
1
2
-2
-4
3
2
2
1
-2
-14
5
0
-2
0
-2
-2
-1
-1
-3
-1
-4
-6
3
1
0
-2
-7
-14
2850
2550
2350
2250
2050
1900
1950
1850
1700
1750
1900
1400
1950
2050
1850
1700
1450
750
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2400
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
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Sunrise
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
4:49
4:50
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:53

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Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: Heavy rain (total 110mm), mostly on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Wed night). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Truckee Tahoe Airport
17 km E
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Emigrant Gap Airport
34 km WSW
1584m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
clear
Mist -.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
10 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
44 km NE
1613m alt.
47 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
49 km ENE
1402m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Reno Airport
51 km ENE
1352m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Carson City Airport
52 km ESE
1435m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (20 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
16 km
South Lake Tahoe Airport
53 km SSE
1934m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
16 km
Reno Stead Airport
54 km NE
1540m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
16 km
59 km SE
1442m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Nevada County Air Park -Grass Valley (California)
60 km WSW
962m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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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