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– Lat/Long: 38.52° N 119.97° W

Wheeler Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed morning, extremely windy from the S by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, gales from the E 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
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
70
S
70
S
70
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
85
S
80
SSW
70
SSW
75
SW
50
S
45
S
35
S
20
E
35
E
40
ENE
55
ENE
45
E
60
E
32
16
7
32
24
17
58
4
13
10
max °C
1
0
-1
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-3
min °C
0
-1
-4
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-9
-9
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-7
-9
-11
-15
-15
-13
-18
-18
-16
-22
-20
-19
-18
-13
-15
-15
-15
-15
-18
2850
2650
2650
1850
2000
2150
1950
2000
1550
1550
1600
1500
1850
1750
1050
1750
1550
950
Cloud base (m)
4600
3650
2600
2300
2250
2300
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2400
2400
2300
2300
2400
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-3-6-5-5-6-5-7-9-8-8-6-6-6-5-5-5643-11100-2-3-3-4-1-2-4-1-3-5
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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed morning, extremely windy from the S by Thu night).

Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, gales from the E by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Wheeler Peak at the specific elevation of 2778 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
9° C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
16 km
57 km NNE
1442m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Clear
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 200).
16 km
62 km NNE
1524m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
67 km SSW
646m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Placerville Airport (California)
72 km W
789m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
72 km SSW
405m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
74 km SW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
16 km
Carson City Airport
77 km NNE
1435m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Truckee Tahoe Airport
90 km N
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: scattered
Emigrant Gap Airport
106 km WNW
1584m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 190 degs)
(17 kph at 160).
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.