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

Donner Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 pm Mon 22 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 91mm), mostly on Tue night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
heavy rain
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
heavy rain
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
heavy rain
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
3
5
8
3
6
2
0.1
31
1.1
3
21
13
22
25
max °C
6
9
8
7
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
-1
2
1
-5
min °C
5
9
6
4
2
3
3
2
2
-1
0
1
-3
2
-5
-4
1
-5
-7
3
6
2
-1
-1
2
0
-3
-2
-7
-6
-3
-3
2
-8
-7
-2
-8
-10
2850
2800
2600
2600
1800
2000
2150
1900
1850
1850
1500
1600
1600
1850
1800
1300
1600
1650
550
Cloud base (m)
4900
7400
4650
2500
2150
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:20
Sunset
4:42
4:43
4:43
4:44
4:45
4:45

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Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: Heavy rain (total 91mm), mostly on Tue night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

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.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
16 km
Emigrant Gap Airport
34 km WSW
1584m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
49 km ENE
1402m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Reno Airport
51 km ENE
1352m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Carson City Airport
52 km ESE
1435m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
South Lake Tahoe Airport
53 km SSE
1934m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
16 km
Reno Stead Airport
54 km NE
1540m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
59 km SE
1442m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Nevada County Air Park -Grass Valley (California)
60 km WSW
962m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
61 km ESE
1524m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
2

* 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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