Granite Chief weather
– Lat/Long: 39.20° N 120.29° W

Granite Chief
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 pm Wed 08 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
25
SW
25
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
60
SSW
80
S
30
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
5
WSW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
1
2
16
2
6
32
3
3
1
0.1
0.3
0.9
max °C
2
2
2
1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-5
-9
-7
-7
-5
-5
-3
-2
0
0
min °C
1
1
2
-1
-2
-2
-5
-5
-4
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
-2
0
-5
-4
-4
-9
-10
-11
-15
-15
-15
-20
-20
-19
-14
-12
-12
-10
-8
-6
-3
3000
3050
3000
2700
2550
2550
2100
2200
2150
1250
1600
1750
600
1950
2050
850
2350
2800
1400
Cloud base (m)
8900
2950
3100
2250
2600
2350
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2200
2150
2400
2200
2150
2150
2250
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2220-2-2-4-5-4-7-9-8-7-6-6-4-3-10689554111-3-4-2-5-20-31301214161112118884450572794
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:26
Sunset
7:31
7:32
7:34
7:35
7:36
7:37

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Granite Chief Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Granite Chief is: Drizzle on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the S by Sat afternoon).

Granite Chief Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Granite Chief at the specific elevation of 2746 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Granite Chief. 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
20 km NE
1768m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
South Lake Tahoe Airport
41 km SE
1934m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Carson City Airport
48 km E
1435m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
16 km
51 km NE
1613m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 140).
0
51 km ESE
1442m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
16 km
Reno Airport
55 km NE
1352m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
16 km
Low: few
55 km NE
1402m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
Nevada County Air Park -Grass Valley (California)
62 km WSW
962m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
Reno Stead Airport
63 km NNE
1540m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Placerville Airport (California)
67 km SSW
789m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few

* 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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