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– Lat/Long: 38.96° N 120.15° W

Phipps Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 am Fri 02 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, severe gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
S
50
S
80
S
70
SSW
85
SW
75
SSW
70
SSW
60
SW
55
SW
50
SSW
40
S
35
S
25
S
25
SSW
45
SW
35
WSW
60
WSW
15
NW
13
3
16
14
9
20
25
1
4
1
12
3
max °C
1
0
-1
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
-9
-12
min °C
0
-1
-3
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-8
-11
-14
-7
-9
-14
-15
-16
-18
-16
-16
-20
-18
-16
-15
-12
-13
-15
-18
-24
-27
3050
2650
2400
2250
2150
2000
2000
1950
1800
1850
1950
1700
2050
2050
1950
1750
1500
500
Cloud base (m)
2100
2500
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-2-4-5-6-5-5-7-7-6-6-5-5-6-8-10-1363321000-2-1-2-310-1-2-4-9
Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
Sunset
4:50
4:51
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:53

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Phipps Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Phipps Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, severe gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Phipps Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for Phipps Peak at the specific elevation of 2814 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Phipps 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
South Lake Tahoe Airport
14 km ESE
1934m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
16 km
35 km E
1442m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
39 km ENE
1524m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
6
Truckee Tahoe Airport
40 km N
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Carson City Airport
44 km NE
1435m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Placerville Airport (California)
58 km SW
789m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Emigrant Gap Airport
60 km WNW
1584m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 002 to 006 degs)
(15 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Reno Airport
67 km NNE
1352m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
69 km NNE
1613m alt.
55 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
71 km NNE
1402m alt.
38 minutes ago
Dry

* 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.