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– Lat/Long: 38.96° N 120.15° W

Phipps Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 am Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
45
W
40
SW
95
SW
90
SSW
90
SSW
75
SW
50
SW
45
SW
60
SSW
80
SSW
80
S
95
S
95
S
60
SW
75
S
85
S
105
SSW
85
SSW
1
22
15
22
17
1
3
17
7
40
10
11
13
33
31
max °C
0
1
2
0
0
0
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-1
0
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-3
-6
-7
-5
-4
-6
-7
-9
-8
-10
-10
-12
-11
-11
-10
-12
-13
-16
-15
-17
-18
-16
-16
-19
-20
2650
2850
3100
2750
2700
2700
2450
2550
2500
2650
2500
2400
2400
1700
2050
2150
2150
1800
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2150
2600
2600
2050
2100
2100
2100
2050
2100
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Sunrise
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
Sunset
4:40
4:40
4:42
4:42
4:43
4:44

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Phipps Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Phipps Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Phipps Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

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
7° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
35 km E
1442m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
39 km ENE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 203).
3
Truckee Tahoe Airport
40 km N
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Carson City Airport
44 km NE
1435m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: overcast
Placerville Airport (California)
58 km SW
789m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0 km
Low: overcast
Emigrant Gap Airport
60 km WNW
1584m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
Fog -.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
0 km
Reno Airport
67 km NNE
1352m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
71 km NNE
1402m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
Nevada County Air Park -Grass Valley (California)
79 km W
962m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
clear
Fog -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0 km
Low: 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.