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– Lat/Long: 38.52° N 119.97° W

Wheeler Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 am Thu 01 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
25
S
40
S
25
SSW
60
SW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
0
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
3
2
8
2
2
7
10
5
3
1
8
19
8
7
max °C
3
2
1
5
3
2
3
2
1
1
0
-1
0
0
-1
1
1
-2
min °C
2
2
-1
5
0
-1
2
0
-1
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-3
1
-3
-5
-4
-2
-4
2
-6
-8
-3
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-5
-5
1
-6
-9
2600
2250
1850
2950
2500
2350
2350
2300
2000
2150
2000
1900
2000
2000
1700
2200
2150
1000
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2300
2300
6250
2550
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
Sunset
4:49
4:50
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:53

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Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Wheeler Peak is: Mild with heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

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
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
lightning 9km NW of Arnold
46 km SW
975m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
57 km NNE
1442m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
62 km NNE
1524m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
67 km SSW
646m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
13 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Placerville Airport (California)
72 km W
789m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
1 km
Low: overcast
San Andreas Airport (California)
72 km SSW
405m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
74 km SW
516m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Carson City Airport
77 km NNE
1435m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Truckee Tahoe Airport
90 km N
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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.