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

Donner Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
risk tstorm
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
SW
25
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
13
7
2
2
2
1
1.3
max °C
-4
-5
-3
-4
2
4
2
4
3
2
0
-2
-2
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-3
min °C
-7
-6
-4
-5
0
4
1
3
2
-1
0
-2
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-1
-4
-16
-14
-10
-9
-4
2
-2
2
-2
-6
-6
-7
-12
-11
-9
-10
-9
-7
-10
1350
1800
2000
850
2850
3100
3150
3000
2750
2450
2400
2150
1850
1950
2100
1800
2300
2250
1750
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
8550
2450
2150
2550
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2200
2300
2150
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Sunrise
6:13
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
Sunset
7:45
7:45
7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50

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Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Emigrant Gap Airport
34 km WSW
1584m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
0 km
Reno Airport
51 km ENE
1352m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Carson City Airport
52 km ESE
1435m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
16 km
South Lake Tahoe Airport
53 km SSE
1934m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
16 km
Reno Stead Airport
54 km NE
1540m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
59 km SE
1442m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Nevada County Air Park -Grass Valley (California)
60 km WSW
962m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
1 km
Low: overcast
Placerville Airport (California)
76 km S
789m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
78 km SW
719m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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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