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

Donner Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 pm Sun 15 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
S
45
S
30
SSW
20
SW
55
SW
90
SSW
60
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
10
N
15
WNW
30
WSW
40
SW
9
17
25
29
45
32
18
3
9
4
2
max °C
-2
-3
-4
-4
-7
-9
-9
-11
-12
-11
-12
-10
-11
-12
-5
-6
-8
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-5
-11
-9
-10
-15
-13
-11
-13
-11
-12
-14
-6
-9
-10
-13
-13
-11
-13
-24
-23
-22
-26
-24
-22
-22
-18
-22
-20
-11
-18
-21
2200
1700
1850
1800
1250
1100
1150
700
750
1000
200
950
950
0
1150
1400
0
Cloud base (m)
2900
2800
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2150
2150
2450
2150
2400
2150
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Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:47
6:46
Sunset
5:37
5:38
5:39
5:40
5:42
5:43

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu 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
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
16 km
Emigrant Gap Airport
34 km WSW
1584m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
13 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
44 km NE
1613m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 17).
0
49 km ENE
1402m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Reno Airport
51 km ENE
1352m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Carson City Airport
52 km ESE
1435m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
16 km
South Lake Tahoe Airport
53 km SSE
1934m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
16 km
Reno Stead Airport
54 km NE
1540m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
59 km SE
1442m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Nevada County Air Park -Grass Valley (California)
60 km WSW
962m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: broken
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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