How much snow is Palisades Tahoe getting?
No snow in the forecast for Palisades Tahoe in the next 72 hours. Rain instead: about 0.8 inches, with the snow level at 8,500 ft, above the base village in Olympic Valley (6,283 ft). NWS forecast updated Oct 20, 12:01 PM PDT; read .
From the National Weather Service’s gridded forecast for the base village in Olympic Valley, read every 30 minutes. Totals are rounded: half inches under 3 inches, whole inches above.
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How much snow is Palisades Tahoe getting: NWS snowfall at the Olympic Valley base over the next 72 hours, when it falls and how low the snow level comes.
Donner Pass now
No chain controls at Donner Pass (Caltrans). Checked .
The forecast here is for the base village in Olympic Valley, off SR-89 between Truckee and Tahoe City. The upper mountain gets more snow than the valley floor; the base is the number for the road in and the parking lots.
The drive from the Bay Area crosses Donner Pass on I-80 and then follows SR-89 south along the Truckee River. Donner Summit is higher than the valley, so a storm can be snow on the pass and rain at the base: compare the two forecasts.
The next 72 hours at Palisades Tahoe, twelve hours at a time
| Period | Snow | Chance of precipitation | Snow level | Temperature | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | none | 12% | 9,500 ft | 59–61°F | 2 mph, gusts 10 |
| Tuesday night | none | 16% | 9,500 ft | 37–57°F | 2 mph, gusts 8 |
| Wednesday | none | 74% | 9,500 ft | 35–57°F | 2 mph, gusts 8 |
| Wednesday night | none | 85% | 8,500–10,000 ft | 36–52°F | 2 mph, gusts 8 |
| Thursday | none | 82% | 8,500 ft | 35–48°F | 3 mph, gusts 12 |
| Thursday night | none | 72% | 8,000–8,500 ft | 32–45°F | 6 mph, gusts 20 |
Heights to read the snow level against
The working cameras within 15 miles of Palisades Tahoe, highest first. Where the snow level is below a camera’s height, the forecast is snow there; above it, rain.
- I-80 at Donner Summit · 7,221 ft
- SR-267 at Brockway Summit · 7,194 ft
- I-80 at Castle Peak · 7,165 ft
- I-80 at Soda Springs - Eastbound · 6,692 ft
- SR-28 at Tahoe City / Dollar Point · 6,528 ft
- SR-431 at 2nd Creek Dr · 6,508 ft
- SR-431 east of SR-28 · 6,455 ft
- SR-28 at Crystal Bay · 6,438 ft
Palisades Tahoe, 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 base village in Olympic Valley: Palisades Tahoe, issued by the NWS office in Reno, a cell whose average height is 6,283 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 Palisades Tahoe. 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
- Do I need chains on Donner Pass right now?
- Do I need chains to get to Palisades Tahoe right now?
- When does Palisades Tahoe open? Opening day and lifts
- Palisades Tahoe webcams
- SR-89 road conditions and cameras
- What to carry for a Sierra winter drive
Snow forecasts for the others: Heavenly · Northstar · 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 Palisades Tahoe. A forecast is not the road: confirm at roads.dot.ca.gov, nvroads.com or 511 before you travel.