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– Lat/Long: 38.83° N 120.10° W

Ralston Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 pm Fri 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
45
WSW
40
W
45
W
55
WSW
70
SW
75
SSW
80
SSW
55
WSW
35
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
45
SSW
70
SW
55
SW
45
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
 cm 
13
1.0
25
33
6
5
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-9
-8
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-8
-10
-11
-7
-4
-4
-2
-3
-5
-8
-7
-4
min°C
-10
-9
-7
-5
-3
-4
-7
-9
-11
-11
-10
-4
-4
-3
-3
-7
-9
-8
-5
chill°C 
-22
-19
-16
-15
-13
-15
-18
-21
-23
-21
-17
-9
-9
-11
-13
-19
-20
-17
-12
Freezing level (m
1450
1700
1950
1500
2400
2250
1950
1550
1450
350
1800
2200
1050
2500
2300
1600
1700
1900
1250
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
2550
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
2500
4750
2400
2550
2450
2450
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-6-5-3-4-6-9-11-11-9-4-4-3-3-6-9-8-5-4-3-1-222-1-3-5-8-51-312-1-2-1-3
Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
7:07
7:07
7:08
7:09
7:10
7:12

Ralston Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ralston Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Ralston Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ralston Peak at the specific elevation of 2815 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ralston 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
9 km ENE
1920.2m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
South Lake Tahoe Airport
12 km NE
1934m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
10 km
Low: overcast
12 km ENE
1916m alt.
47 minutes ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
18 km SSE
2673m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 253).
32
25 km ENE
1476m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 256).
2
25 km WNW
2058m alt.
42 minutes ago
-4° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 239).
32
27 km WNW
1895m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 202).
0
30 km N
1948m alt.
53 minutes ago
Dry
32 km NNE
1899m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 252).
16
32 km ENE
1437m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 311).
6

* 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.