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Donner Peak
Weather Forecast, United StatesIssued: 9 pm Wed 18 Feb Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 9 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 9 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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2 Donner Peak Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | |
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17 | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 5 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
max °C | -9 | -9 | -10 | -12 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
min °C | -10 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -2 | -3 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
-21 | -20 | -18 | -19 | -11 | -13 | -16 | -12 | -16 | -18 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -8 | |
800 | 1100 | 1100 | 0 | 1100 | 1600 | 0 | 1750 | 2000 | 600 | 2150 | 2400 | 1100 | 2900 | 2600 | 2850 | 2650 | 2700 | 2550 | |
Cloud base (m) | 2100 | 2100 | 2150 | 2150 | 2150 | 2250 | 2150 | 6700 | 2450 | 2150 | 2350 | 2300 | 2150 | 2100 | 2150 | 2100 | 2150 | 2100 | 2100 |
 | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — |
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Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon).
Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
Light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Truckee Tahoe Airport |  | ||||
Reno Airport | | ||||
Carson City Airport | | ||||
South Lake Tahoe Airport |  | ||||
Reno Stead Airport | | ||||
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Nevada County Air Park -Grass Valley (California) |  | ||||
Placerville Airport (California) | |
* 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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