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– Lat/Long: 38.52° N 119.97° W

Wheeler Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 am Tue 23 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, gales from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
40
S
45
S
35
S
20
SW
15
S
55
S
50
SSW
55
SSW
65
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
35
ENE
13
10
6
13
14
5
31
1
6
2
0.1
15
max °C
7
5
4
0
1
1
0
-1
0
-2
-3
-3
0
-1
-5
1
-1
-3
min °C
6
4
2
0
1
1
0
-1
-3
-4
-3
-5
-1
-4
-5
0
-3
-4
1
-2
-4
-5
-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
-11
-10
-8
-5
-9
-10
-5
-10
-11
2850
2700
2600
2000
2100
2200
1950
1900
2050
1500
1600
1200
1900
1800
850
1950
1650
1000
Cloud base (m)
4850
3450
2500
2300
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2450
2400
2300
2300
2300
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
Sunset
4:43
4:44
4:44
4:45
4:45
4:45

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Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Wheeler Peak is: Moderate rain (total 15mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, gales from the SSW by Wed night).

Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Wheeler Peak at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Wheeler 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
43 km N
1934m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
Clear
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
16 km
57 km NNE
1442m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
16 km
62 km NNE
1524m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 338).
5
67 km SSW
646m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
16 km
Low: scattered
Placerville Airport (California)
72 km W
789m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10 km
Low: broken
San Andreas Airport (California)
72 km SSW
405m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
74 km SW
516m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
8 km
Low: overcast
Carson City Airport
77 km NNE
1435m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
16 km
Low: few
Truckee Tahoe Airport
90 km N
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Emigrant Gap Airport
106 km WNW
1584m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: scattered

* 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.