Donner Peak weather
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Donner Peak Weather Forecast

Carson Range · United States
Issued: 10 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6700
5500
2200
2150
2350
2150
2300
2100
2100
2150
2250
2200
2150
2150
km/h
10
SW
15
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
0
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
8
9
3
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
6
6
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-2
2
7
8
7
min °C
4
4
4
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-2
-3
3
8
5
 chill °C
3
1
-1
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-9
-11
-9
-4
-9
0
8
3
Freezing level m
3500
3200
2950
2300
2400
2450
2100
2300
2150
1950
1950
2200
1150
4200
4300
4250
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Sunrise
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7:24
—
—
7:26
—
—
7:26
—
—
6:28
—
—
7:28
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—
Sunset
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—
6:02
—
—
6:01
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—
6:00
—
—
5:00
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5:59
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Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
3 hours ago
1°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Emigrant Gap Airport
34 km WSW
1584m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
16 km
Reno Airport
51 km ENE
1352m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Carson City Airport
52 km ESE
1435m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
South Lake Tahoe Airport
53 km SSE
1934m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Reno Stead Airport
54 km NE
1540m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
16 km
59 km SE
1442m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Nevada County Air Park -Grass Valley (California)
60 km WSW
962m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
16 km
78 km SW
719m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Lincoln Airport (California)
100 km SW
37m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
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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