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

Donner Peak Weather Forecast

Carson Range · United States
Issued: 10 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
5300
5050
4550
2950
2800
2200
2200
2250
2700
2350
km/h
10
ESE
15
WNW
5
S
20
SW
35
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
15
S
0
SSE
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
WNW
15
W
10
NW
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
1.6
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
max °C
17
19
14
15
16
10
8
8
5
4
2
1
1
3
1
3
5
3
min °C
13
17
12
13
14
7
6
6
3
4
1
0
0
3
0
1
4
2
 chill °C
12
17
11
12
12
2
0
0
-4
-2
1
-2
-4
1
-4
1
0
-1
Freezing level m
4650
4700
4600
4450
4300
4000
3500
3350
3000
2900
2650
2550
2600
2750
2400
2850
2950
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
15181314159774421131253222617212313141510118681168126
Sunrise
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
Sunset
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:24
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Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
18°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Emigrant Gap Airport
34 km WSW
1584m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
16 km
Reno Airport
51 km ENE
1352m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Carson City Airport
52 km ESE
1435m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
South Lake Tahoe Airport
53 km SSE
1934m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Reno Stead Airport
54 km NE
1540m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
16 km
Nevada County Air Park -Grass Valley (California)
60 km WSW
962m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
16 km
78 km SW
719m alt.
1 hour ago
33°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
16 km
Beale Aair Force Bas / arysville Airport
98 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
16 km
111 km WSW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 308).
21

* 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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