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Wheeler Peak Weather Forecast

Carson Range · United States
Issued: 10 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Wed night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3550
2550
6450
2450
2300
2300
2300
2450
2350
9000
9300
9350
8150
8550
km/h
5
E
10
NNE
10
S
10
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
ENE
25
NE
35
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
E
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
20
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
2
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
3
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
4
3
0
-1
-1
-1
1
3
6
6
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
min °C
4
3
1
0
-2
-2
-2
0
0
3
6
5
5
6
5
6
7
6
 chill °C
1
0
1
-2
-8
-7
-5
-4
-8
-2
4
4
4
6
4
5
6
4
Freezing level m
3400
3150
3150
2700
2550
2450
2600
2950
3350
3700
3750
3850
3750
3600
3800
3850
3800
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5420-2-2-212566676776101065544646116912811139
Sunrise
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
—
6:13
—
—
6:12
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
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Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Wheeler Peak is: Mild with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Wed night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
6°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
57 km NNE
1442m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
67 km SSW
646m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
San Andreas Airport (California)
72 km SSW
405m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
74 km SW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Carson City Airport
77 km NNE
1435m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Truckee Tahoe Airport
90 km N
1768m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Emigrant Gap Airport
106 km WNW
1584m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
16 km
108 km W
719m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Reno Airport
109 km N
1352m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
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.