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Wheeler Peak Weather Forecast

Carson Range · United States
Issued: 10 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5200
5250
4500
3450
2500
2300
2300
2350
2300
2300
km/h
20
E
5
SE
15
W
10
SW
25
SSW
40
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
65
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
4
7
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
—
—
—
—
max °C
13
14
16
13
12
13
9
6
6
4
2
3
1
0
0
0
min °C
12
12
14
11
11
12
6
5
5
2
1
2
-1
0
0
0
 chill °C
10
12
13
9
9
9
-1
-2
-1
-5
-4
-2
-4
-5
-4
-6
Freezing level m
4800
4750
4800
4600
4500
4450
4000
3700
3600
3300
3000
3100
2750
2750
2750
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:25
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Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Wheeler Peak is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sat night, calm by Tue 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
7°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
67 km SSW
646m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
72 km SSW
405m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
74 km SW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
16 km
Carson City Airport
77 km NNE
1435m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Truckee Tahoe Airport
90 km N
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Emigrant Gap Airport
106 km WNW
1584m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
16 km
108 km W
719m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
16 km
Reno Airport
109 km N
1352m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Mather Field Airport
115 km WSW
190m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
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.