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– Lat/Long: 38.52° N 119.97° W

Wheeler Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
km/h
30
SW
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
W
25
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
10
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
1
3
1
0.1
0.1
max °C
-4
-5
-4
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
4
5
2
3
5
6
min °C
-4
-5
-5
-3
-4
-3
-1
-2
-2
0
1
3
4
1
1
5
4
-12
-10
-10
-7
-9
-3
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
-2
-5
-5
0
0
2200
1850
2150
2500
2050
2700
2650
2350
2700
2900
3300
3300
3350
3050
3150
3400
3800
Cloud base (m)
2350
2300
2300
2300
2400
2550
2400
2450
2450
2600
3500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-5-3-4-2-1-2-21245225530142553575101269128
Sunrise
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:37
5:37
Sunset
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:16

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Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Wheeler Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wheeler Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW 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.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
57 km NNE
1442m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
16 km
67 km SSW
646m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
13 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Placerville Airport (California)
72 km W
789m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
San Andreas Airport (California)
72 km SSW
405m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
74 km SW
516m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Carson City Airport
77 km NNE
1435m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
16 km
Truckee Tahoe Airport
90 km N
1768m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Emigrant Gap Airport
106 km WNW
1584m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
108 km W
719m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken

* 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.