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

Donner Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 am Wed 22 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
25
SW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SW
5
SSW
9
2
2
2
2
0.2
max °C
-5
-3
-4
2
4
2
3
2
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
-2
min °C
-6
-4
-5
-1
3
1
2
2
-1
0
-1
-3
-4
-2
-4
-3
-1
-3
-14
-10
-10
-5
1
-2
0
-2
-5
-3
-5
-8
-9
-7
-10
-8
-6
-6
1800
2000
800
2850
3050
3150
2850
2650
2300
2500
2250
1950
2000
2150
1950
2200
2300
2100
Cloud base (m)
2150
2100
2150
2100
2450
2100
2750
2350
3300
2950
2150
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2200
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:13
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
Sunset
7:45
7:45
7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50

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Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Truckee Tahoe Airport
17 km E
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
8 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Emigrant Gap Airport
34 km WSW
1584m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
1 km
Reno Airport
51 km ENE
1352m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Carson City Airport
52 km ESE
1435m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
South Lake Tahoe Airport
53 km SSE
1934m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Reno Stead Airport
54 km NE
1540m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
16 km
59 km SE
1442m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
16 km
Nevada County Air Park -Grass Valley (California)
60 km WSW
962m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Placerville Airport (California)
76 km S
789m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
8 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
78 km SW
719m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
Mist -.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
8 km
Low: few

* 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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