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

Donner Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 am Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, gales from the S by Fri night).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
SE
5
SW
10
S
10
S
20
ESE
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
60
S
75
S
50
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
65
SSW
55
SSW
3
2
3
11
27
3
24
18
13
22
0.1
0.2
max °C
5
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
-1
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
-4
min °C
5
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
-1
-2
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-5
1
0
-1
1
-2
-5
-5
-6
-8
-8
-10
-12
-15
-13
-12
-12
-13
-15
3850
3550
3600
3250
3050
2850
2800
2700
2450
2500
2400
2200
1650
1850
2000
2000
2050
1750
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2100
2900
2400
2500
2150
2100
2300
2300
2450
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
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Sunrise
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
4:46
4:47
4:49
4:49
4:50
4:51

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Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, gales from the S by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Donner Peak at the specific elevation of 2444 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.
3 hours ago
-1° 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.
3 hours ago
11° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
16 km
44 km NE
1613m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 210).
0
49 km ENE
1402m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Reno Airport
51 km ENE
1352m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: broken
Carson City Airport
52 km ESE
1435m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
16 km
South Lake Tahoe Airport
53 km SSE
1934m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Reno Stead Airport
54 km NE
1540m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
16 km
59 km SE
1442m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
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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