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

Donner Peak Weather Forecast

Carson Range · United States
Issued: 10 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5300
5200
2600
2150
2150
2150
2100
2250
km/h
10
E
10
ESE
15
WNW
5
SSW
20
SW
35
WSW
50
SW
50
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NW
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
7
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
6
—
—
—
—
max °C
14
17
19
14
15
16
10
8
8
5
4
2
2
1
1
2
min °C
13
13
17
13
13
14
7
6
7
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
 chill °C
12
12
17
13
12
12
1
0
1
-4
0
-2
-1
-3
-2
-5
Freezing level m
4700
4650
4750
4600
4450
4300
4000
3550
3400
3250
2900
2900
2800
2650
2700
2700
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Sunrise
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7:03
—
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7:03
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—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:07
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Sunset
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—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
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6:27
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Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

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
7°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Emigrant Gap Airport
34 km WSW
1584m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
16 km
RenoInt.-Nv.
50 km ENE
1341m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
36 km
Mid: clear
Reno Airport
51 km ENE
1352m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Carson City Airport
52 km ESE
1435m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
South Lake Tahoe Airport
53 km SSE
1934m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Reno Stead Airport
54 km NE
1540m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Nevada County Air Park -Grass Valley (California)
60 km WSW
962m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
16 km
78 km SW
719m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Beale Aair Force Bas / arysville Airport
98 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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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