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Donner Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

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Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

(Days 3-6):

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

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
Wind km/h
35 S35
50 S50
60 S60
70 SSW70
75 SSW75
65 SW65
40 SW40
20 WSW20
10 N10
10 N10
15 NNW15
20 NNW20
10 NNW10
15 WSW15
20 WSW20
30 SW30
15 N15
15 NW15
some clouds some clouds some clouds snow shwrs light snow heavy snow heavy snow light snow some clouds clear clear clear clear clear some clouds cloudy some clouds clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - 18 3 20 11 3 - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
2 1 -1 0 -1 -1 -3 -3 -2 -1 2 2 2 3 2 0 -1 0
Low °C
-1 0 -1 -2 -1 -3 -4 -3 -3 -3 1 1 2 3 1 -3 -1 0
Chill °C
-4 -7 -10 -9 -11 -10 -11 -9 -5 -5 -2 -2 -2 0 -3 -6 -6 -4
Freezing level m
2550 2550 2300 2350 2250 2200 1900 1950 2050 1300 2800 3150 3250 3250 3100 2000 2200 2500
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21-10-1-1-3-3-2-1222320-10365554333164476343
Sunrise
- 7:05 - - 7:07 - - 7:07 - - 7:09 - - 7:09 - - 7:09 -
Sunset
- - 4:37 - - 4:37 - - 4:37 - - 4:37 - - 4:37 - - 4:37

Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoonFreeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Sat night)Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dryFreeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sun night)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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Truckee
6 km NE
2225m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 360).
Soda Springs
6 km WSW
2123m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
Truckee
8 km NE
2072m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Olympic Valley
14 km SSE
1991m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 241).
Truckee Tahoe Airport
17 km E
1798m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Low: 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Donner Peak and within an acceptable time window.