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UsDonner Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

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Issued: 9 pm Sat 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, severe gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
40
SW
25
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
10
WSW
30
SW
55
SSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
20
W
50
WSW
45
W
40
WSW
40
SW
55
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
T california.wind.3.cc23
T california.wind.21.cc23
T california.wind.45.cc23
T california.wind.69.cc23
T california.wind.93.cc23
T california.wind.117.cc23
T california.wind.141.cc23
 cm 
5
1.0
2.0
10
16
9
1.0
4
1.0
8
2.0
1.0
2.0
 mm 
max°C
1
2
1
0
3
2
2
-4
-6
-7
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
1
min°C
0
1
1
-1
3
1
-3
-5
-6
-8
-2
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
0
-1
1
chill°C 
-7
-5
-6
-8
0
-6
-12
-14
-15
-14
-6
-11
-12
-12
-11
-12
-8
-9
-5
Freezing level (m
2650
2800
2700
2350
3000
2850
2750
1800
1550
750
1850
2050
1350
2050
2050
1950
2550
2300
2700
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2100
2150
2150
2500
2850
2250
2150
2150
6900
2150
2300
2150
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
121-132-1-5-6-8-2-3-3-3-3-20-11567487520-32-11333455
Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:20
Sunset
4:42
4:43
4:43
4:44
4:45
4:45

Donner Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Donner Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, severe gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Donner Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Donner Peak at the specific elevation of 2444 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Donner 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
6 km NE
2225m alt.
35 minutes ago
1° C
-
8
Light winds from the N
(8 kph at 0).
6 km ENE
1920m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 206).
5
6 km WSW
2123m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 178).
18
14 km SSE
1991m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 71).
0
Truckee Tahoe Airport
17 km E
1768m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
High: scattered
20 km ENE
1803m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 108).
0
23 km ESE
1933m alt.
38 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 339).
0
26 km SSE
1948m alt.
35 minutes ago
Dry
28 km ESE
1951m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
29 km ESE
2024m alt.
54 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.