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Wheeler Peak Weather Forecast

Carson Range · United States
Issued: 10 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4750
3550
2500
2300
2550
2400
2300
2300
2850
2300
8950
km/h
5
ENE
10
E
15
NW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
30
SW
5
N
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
7
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
0.2
3
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
3
2
0
-1
-2
-1
2
3
5
5
6
7
7
6
min °C
4
3
2
0
0
-1
-2
-2
2
1
3
5
5
6
6
5
 chill °C
4
0
-2
-4
-2
-7
-8
-5
0
-5
-2
2
3
5
6
2
Freezing level m
3450
3350
3000
3100
2750
2600
2500
2650
3050
3300
3600
3550
3900
3800
3650
3850
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Sunrise
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7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:12
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:07
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Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Wheeler Peak is: Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
South Lake Tahoe Airport
43 km N
1934m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
16 km
57 km NNE
1442m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: few
67 km SSW
646m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
San Andreas Airport (California)
72 km SSW
405m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
74 km SW
516m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Carson City Airport
77 km NNE
1435m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Truckee Tahoe Airport
90 km N
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Emigrant Gap Airport
106 km WNW
1584m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
108 km W
719m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
16 km
Reno Airport
109 km N
1352m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
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.