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

Donner Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 pm Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
45
SSW
20
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
10
SW
10
W
1
6
1
6
44
2
0.5
0.2
0.9
max °C
9
6
7
8
4
5
6
2
3
2
0
-2
-2
-3
-6
-5
-6
min °C
8
5
5
7
2
2
4
2
2
1
-2
-3
-2
-7
-6
-5
-7
5
3
3
3
-3
-2
-1
-4
-3
-6
-9
-11
-11
-15
-13
-12
-12
3450
3550
3250
3200
2950
2950
2950
2800
2800
2600
2250
2100
2100
1700
1700
1750
900
Cloud base (m)
9500
9200
3600
3400
2300
3250
3000
2850
2350
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
Sunset
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:32
7:34
7:35

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Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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
2° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Emigrant Gap Airport
34 km WSW
1584m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
44 km NE
1613m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 35).
0
49 km ENE
1402m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Reno Airport
51 km ENE
1352m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Carson City Airport
52 km ESE
1435m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
South Lake Tahoe Airport
53 km SSE
1934m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Reno Stead Airport
54 km NE
1540m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
16 km
59 km SE
1442m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Nevada County Air Park -Grass Valley (California)
60 km WSW
962m alt.
2 hours ago
14° 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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