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

Donner Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Wed 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
30
SSW
50
SSW
65
SW
50
SW
55
SSW
55
SW
25
SW
40
SW
35
SW
0
WSW
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
40
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
40
SSW
 cm 
1.0
3
3
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
3
9
2.0
10
24
 mm 
0.5
0.3
max°C
8
7
3
0
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-2
0
-1
-3
-1
-2
-4
-3
-3
min°C
5
5
1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-7
-5
0
-6
-5
-2
-4
-4
-4
-3
chill°C 
0
-1
-7
-9
-13
-14
-12
-12
-14
-9
-2
-14
-13
-10
-14
-14
-14
-12
Freezing level (m
3450
3200
2750
2300
2050
1750
1900
1850
1300
2150
2450
1850
2000
2150
2050
1950
1900
1850
Cloud base (m)
2900
2300
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
6150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
762-1-3-4-4-4-6-40-4-4-2-3-4-4-31214864334-2182354332
Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:47
Sunset
7:17
7:19
7:20
7:21
7:22
7:22

Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 217).
6 km ENE
1920m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 184).
3
6 km WSW
2123m alt.
42 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 236).
10
14 km SSE
1991m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
Truckee Tahoe Airport
17 km E
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
20 km ENE
1803m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 124).
0
23 km ESE
1933m alt.
46 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 95 degs) was rejected.
26 km SSE
1948m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
28 km ESE
1951m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 103).
5
29 km ESE
2024m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 196).
3

* 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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