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– Lat/Long: 38.52° N 119.97° W

Wheeler Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
10
ENE
5
N
0
W
10
WSW
35
SSW
40
S
60
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
85
SSW
80
SSW
80
SW
75
SW
50
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
NNE
11
22
69
48
27
33
5
2
max °C
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-9
-9
-12
-11
-11
-12
-13
-12
min °C
-5
-2
-1
-2
-2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-9
-10
-12
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-11
-2
-1
-8
-10
-14
-16
-14
-12
-17
-19
-23
-25
-27
-27
-25
-23
-20
-21
1200
2450
2550
2100
2600
2300
1700
2200
2200
1200
2100
1400
1400
1050
1200
1000
1050
1050
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2400
2750
2800
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
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Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:47
6:46
Sunset
5:35
5:36
5:37
5:38
5:39
5:40

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Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Wheeler Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat night).

Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
67 km SSW
646m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
16 km
Placerville Airport (California)
72 km W
789m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
72 km SSW
405m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
74 km SW
516m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
16 km
Truckee Tahoe Airport
90 km N
1768m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0 km
Low: overcast
Emigrant Gap Airport
106 km WNW
1584m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
16 km
108 km W
719m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Reno Airport
109 km N
1352m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
115 km N
1613m alt.
35 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0

* 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.