Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 38.52° N 119.97° W

Wheeler Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 pm Sun 28 Dec Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 74mm) on Fri night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
 km/h
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
0
SE
5
E
0
SE
5
ESE
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
45
SSW
14
0.1
11
5
10
5
3
13
26
max °C
0
-1
7
6
3
9
7
6
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
min °C
-3
-4
5
3
2
7
5
5
7
4
4
5
3
3
3
2
-1
-9
-10
1
0
-1
6
5
5
7
3
1
1
-2
-2
-3
-5
-9
1750
850
3800
3900
3900
3850
3700
3900
3450
3300
3000
2850
2700
2700
2600
2500
2350
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2300
5200
3550
3450
2300
2300
2300
2300
2350
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-206656554210-1-1-2-3-5-2-3653866865544431
Sunrise
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
Sunset
4:45
4:46
4:47
4:47
4:49
4:50

Loading...

Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Wheeler Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 74mm) on Fri night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-7° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
16 km
57 km NNE
1442m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
16 km
Low: few
62 km NNE
1524m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
2
67 km SSW
646m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Placerville Airport (California)
72 km W
789m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
14 km
Low: scattered
San Andreas Airport (California)
72 km SSW
405m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
74 km SW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
16 km
Carson City Airport
77 km NNE
1435m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Truckee Tahoe Airport
90 km N
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
0 km
Low: broken
Emigrant Gap Airport
106 km WNW
1584m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
16 km

* 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.