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UsDonner Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4pm Fri 22 Oct Local Time
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Mountain icon 2 Donner Peak Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:
 

Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

Heavy rain (total 103mm) on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

(Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
moderate snow
partially cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
light snow light snow cloudy light snow light snow heavy rain heavy rain heavy snow snow shwrs light snow mod. snow some clouds cloudy cloudy cloudy clear clear clear
Wind km/h
50
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
80
SSW
90
SSW
75
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NE
10
ESE
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Snow
 cm
3 1 - 1 1 - - 44 18 1 7 - - - - - - -
Rain
 mm
- - - - - 33 47 23 - - - - - - - - - -
Max °C
1 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 -3 -4 -3 -2 0 2 6 6 6 8
Min °C
0 -2 -1 0 0 2 3 -2 -4 -5 -4 -3 -1 1 4 5 4 5
 Chill °C
-7 -7 -6 -6 -7 -6 -4 -6 -10 -12 -11 -10 -7 -4 3 3 3 7
 Freezing Level m
2450 2100 2450 2400 2450 3000 3000 2350 1850 1850 1800 2100 2500 2950 4000 4000 4050 4250
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
10001342-3-4-3-2026668656669983223457769
Sunrise
- - 7:18 - - 7:20 - - 7:20 - - 7:22 - - 7:22 - - 7:24
Sunset
6:12 - - 6:10 - - 6:09 - - 6:07 - - 6:07 - - 6:06 - -

Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: Heavy rain (total 103mm) on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
6 km NE
2225m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
8
Light winds from the N
(8 kph at 0).
6 km WSW
2123m alt.
45 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 211).
3
14 km SSE
1991m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
11
Truckee Tahoe Airport
17 km E
1768m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
16 km
Low: overcast
20 km ENE
1803m alt.
59 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
2

* 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.