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DONNER CREEK - DONNER LAKE (DNRC1)
Latitude: 39.33º NLongitude: 120.28º WElevation: 5924 Feet
Location: Nevada County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Eastern SierraRiver Group: Eastern Sierra
Issuance Time: Jun 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ072)
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 63 to 73. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then clear after midnight. Lows 37 to 47. Light winds.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 68 to 78. Light winds.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 41 to 51. West winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 72 to 82. Light winds.

Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows 42 to 52.

Thursday through Saturday Night: Clear. Highs 75 to 85. Lows 43 to 53.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs 81 to 91.