How much snow is Northstar getting?
No snow in the forecast for Northstar in the next 72 hours. Rain instead: about 0.6 inches, with the snow level at 8,500 ft, above the village above Truckee (6,467 ft). NWS forecast updated Oct 20, 12:01 PM PDT; read .
From the National Weather Service’s gridded forecast for the village above Truckee, read every 30 minutes. Totals are rounded: half inches under 3 inches, whole inches above.
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How much snow is Northstar getting: NWS snowfall at the village above Truckee over the next 72 hours, when it falls and how low the snow level comes.
Brockway Summit now
No chain controls at Brockway Summit (Caltrans). Checked .
The forecast here is for the village at Northstar, off SR-267 between Truckee and Kings Beach. The village sits well below the top of the mountain, and the summit gets more than this point does.
From California the drive is I-80 over Donner Pass to Truckee, then SR-267 south past the airport. SR-267 continues over Brockway Summit to the lake, and that summit has its own conditions page and camera.
The next 72 hours at Northstar, twelve hours at a time
| Period | Snow | Chance of precipitation | Snow level | Temperature | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | none | 14% | 9,500 ft | 59–61°F | 2 mph, gusts 10 |
| Tuesday night | none | 14% | 9,500 ft | 41–57°F | 1 mph, gusts 7 |
| Wednesday | none | 74% | 9,500 ft | 39–58°F | 1 mph, gusts 8 |
| Wednesday night | none | 86% | 9,000–10,000 ft | 39–49°F | 2 mph |
| Thursday | none | 77% | 8,500 ft | 37–50°F | 3 mph, gusts 12 |
| Thursday night | none | 70% | 8,000–8,500 ft | 36–45°F | 7 mph, gusts 20 |
Heights to read the snow level against
The working cameras within 15 miles of Northstar, highest first. Where the snow level is below a camera’s height, the forecast is snow there; above it, rain.
- SR-431 at Mt Rose Summit · 8,887 ft
- SR-431 at Mt. Rose Dugway · 8,854 ft
- SR-431 at West Side Meadows · 8,570 ft
- SR-431 at Mt Rose Ski Area · 8,249 ft
- SR-431 at Brake Check Area · 8,206 ft
- SR-431 at Diamond Peak · 8,139 ft
- I-80 at Donner Summit · 7,221 ft
- SR-267 at Brockway Summit · 7,194 ft
Northstar, where the forecast is read, and the cameras around it.
Where this forecast comes from
The National Weather Service forecasts on a grid of cells about 2.5 kilometres across, and updates it through the day. This page reads the cell that holds the village above Truckee: Northstar, issued by the NWS office in Reno, a cell whose average height is 6,467 ft. A cell’s average height can sit well below a summit, which is why the snow level is compared with the place itself. The snow total is the sum of the forecast’s own amounts for the next 72 hours; nothing is added to it, and no range is invented around it.
The full NWS forecast, with the forecaster’s discussion, is at forecast.weather.gov for Northstar. For avalanche danger in the backcountry, read the Sierra Avalanche Center, not a snow total.
More for this trip
- How much snow is Tahoe getting: every pass, resort and town
- Chain control on the way
- Do I need chains to get to Northstar right now?
- When does Northstar open? Opening day and lifts
- Northstar webcams
- SR-267 road conditions and cameras
- What to carry for a Sierra winter drive
Snow forecasts for the others: Heavenly · Palisades Tahoe · Kirkwood · Sugar Bowl · Sierra-at-Tahoe · Boreal · and Donner Pass · Echo Summit · Mt Rose
Snow forecast: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov), public domain, read every 30 minutes. Not an official NWS product. Chain control: Caltrans and NDOT, read every five minutes. Nevada Explorer is not affiliated with the National Weather Service or with Northstar. A forecast is not the road: confirm at roads.dot.ca.gov, nvroads.com or 511 before you travel.