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

Donner Peak Weather Forecast

Carson Range · United States
Issued: 10 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Wed afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6750
3650
3400
3500
2750
2650
2150
2100
2150
km/h
45
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
ENE
20
SW
25
SW
25
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
ENE
20
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.3
0.2
0.9
6
1
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
8
8
6
6
6
3
2
1
1
4
6
5
9
10
7
min °C
4
4
7
5
5
4
2
2
1
0
1
6
3
5
9
6
 chill °C
-2
-1
5
2
2
4
0
2
-4
-6
-5
3
-2
1
9
5
Freezing level m
3200
3400
3300
3400
3300
3050
3000
2700
2550
2550
3000
3300
3850
4000
3800
4000
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Sunrise
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7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:14
—
—
6:12
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:09
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Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Wed afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Truckee Tahoe Airport
17 km E
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Emigrant Gap Airport
34 km WSW
1584m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
16 km
Reno Airport
51 km ENE
1352m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Carson City Airport
52 km ESE
1435m alt.
2 hours ago
10°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
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Reno Stead Airport
54 km NE
1540m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
59 km SE
1442m alt.
2 hours ago
7°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
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
78 km SW
719m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
16 km
Beale Aair Force Bas / arysville Airport
98 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
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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