News

March 27, 2025

Spring ended today ... or at least the first burst of spring. Daytime high temperatures have been around 60° with bright sun since the weekend but today's high/low temperature range is 39°/29° and rain/snow is in the air..

March 20, 2025

Ready for spring? It’s been snowy at Donner Summit for a couple weeks, but conditions are changing. The Central Sierra Snow Laboratory reported 2.2 inches of new snow...

February 27, 2024

February 27, 2025

Spring-like conditions have been the norm at Donner Summit for the past week with temperatures in the mid-50s and mostly sunny skies. The Central Sierra Snow Laboratory reports 0.0 inches of new snow in the past 7 days....

January 30, 2024

February 5, 2025

A week ago the Summit was seeing daytime highs around 50°, then there were several days when the thermometer never got above 30°; now we’re back to daytime highs close to 50°. Throughout, skies have been clear and there has been a biting wind out of the northeast....