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Wheeler Peak Weather Forecast

Carson Range · United States
Issued: 10 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2400
2400
2300
2350
2300
2300
2300
2300
6650
2300
2300
2300
2300
6100
km/h
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
5
W
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SW
30
SSW
50
SSW
35
WSW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
N
0
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
30
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
-2
-4
-3
1
6
7
6
1
-3
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
min °C
-2
-2
-5
-5
-4
-3
3
7
2
0
-3
-4
3
5
5
4
5
5
 chill °C
-9
-10
-12
-9
-8
-10
0
7
-5
-8
-12
-10
1
5
5
4
5
2
Freezing level m
2550
2550
2100
2200
2350
1500
4100
4300
3950
2850
2250
2100
3700
3800
3800
3650
3600
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:24
—
—
6:26
—
—
7:26
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:30
—
—
Sunset
—
6:00
—
—
5:00
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:57
—
—
5:55
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Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Wheeler Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm 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.
1 hour ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
57 km NNE
1442m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
67 km SSW
646m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
San Andreas Airport (California)
72 km SSW
405m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
74 km SW
516m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Carson City Airport
77 km NNE
1435m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Truckee Tahoe Airport
90 km N
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Emigrant Gap Airport
106 km WNW
1584m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
108 km W
719m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
16 km
Reno Airport
109 km N
1352m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: 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.