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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 30, 2025 at 9:20 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 74 to 84. Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then clear after midnight. Lows 45 to 55. West winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Wednesday: Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 73 to 83. Light winds.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows 45 to 55. West winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Thursday: Sunny. Highs 72 to 82. Light winds becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Clear. Lows 41 to 51.

Independence Day and Friday Night: Clear. Highs 68 to 78. Lows 39 to 49.

Saturday through Monday: Clear. Highs 74 to 84. Lows 42 to 52.