The weather in Truckee (power lines, renting, house)

[Amberyl]

Can anyone tell me anything about the weather in Truckee?

Like when it starts and stops snowing. And about how deep the snow gets... stuff like that. It will be a BIG help!

[CA central coast]

I remember when I was a kid, the local weather forcaster on KSBY TV would every night say where the hottest and coldest places in the U.S. were for that day. I can't tell you how many times she said Truckee was the coldest place in the nation for that particular day. It would the coldest place in the nation during winter and summer (summer also if memory serves me correct, it's been 20-25 yrs.).

[rubyskye]

Originally Posted by Amberyl

Can anyone tell me anything about the weather in Truckee?

Like when it starts and stops snowing. And about how deep the snow gets... stuff like that. It will be a BIG help!

Hot and dry in the summer and cold (not that cold .... it's all relative) and big snow in the winter. Many, many, many feet and, needless to say, some winters are heavier snow-wise than others.
Kinda simple.

Average High/Low Temperatures for KRNO : Weather Underground

[sunnysunnyside]

This year we had snow on September 29 and we had snow flurries last week. It can snow anytime here though, but its not going to stick around or anything in July. You can hike to a patch of snow for July 4th and snowboard thought.

It isn't really that cold here. I promise you. This is a maritime climate. It isnt cold like other ski towns.

[oceanswimmer]

Um, I disagree about Truckee not being that cold. It can get really cold! I lived there 3 years, and although I haven't been back in 12 years, I'll never forget the summers of cutting wood for every winter! Utilities were expensive, and your choices for purchasing the utilities is very slim....like ONE company to buy oil if your furnace burns it for heating. Propane is pricey too. Make sure if you rent/purchase a home it has great insulation and a method of draining your water pipes (if you leave the house for a weekend and it freezes, your pipes will freeze and burst.) Look to your roads, and your driveway access so you're not driving 'downhill' into your garage! Builders can make the most incredible planning mistakes, so check the pitch of the roof and look to see if the snow unload will come down on a deck (and break it) or your doorstep (and kill someone). You'll spend money on winter clothing, which should be good quality. Your car should be worthy of driving on muddy, snowy roads...and buy an oil heater for your car so the block doesn't crack: yes, the engine to my car cracked one cold night. I think I made all the mistakes possible to make getting used to living at 7,000 feet!
It was a good time. Just think things through and plan as if Mother Nature will spring an unexpected snowstorm on you, because She will ! lol!

[sunnysunnyside]

Well of course it can get cold, its a snowy mountain town, LOL. Its not going to be Florida. But it is a maritime climate so winters are reasonably warm. We get a lovely amount of snow, but much of the time you could walk around in jeans and a tshirt the next day. The temperature doesnt have the extremes of other areas. The air is dry here. You don't get the wet chilled to the bone that you get other places.

ANd yes, you have to have the right car for it and it does help when renting or buying to take a look at the roof and make note of where that snow is going to slide to!

But to be completely honest, I drive a 2WD FWD sedan with studded snows in the winter, and I'm fine. My friend Becky? She's driven her Honda Prelude with Studded Snows for 9 years and been fine. They clear the roads quickly here.

As for how deep the snow gets, do you mean in one storm? This kind of stuff really varies. It is measured in feet, that is for sure. I <3 my snowblower.

[MovingBuddy]

How about Power Lines? I'm curious about Truckee myself. Are the powerlines able to cope with snow and do they close/delay school?

[Boompa]

Didn't the Donner Party get snowed in at Truckee and wind up eating each other to survive the winter?

[BlackShoe]

Every day my local newspaper prints the previous days highest and lowest temperatures for the entire state with the name of the city.During the winter Truckee is by far the place most often listed as the states coldest place.

[truckeegal]

It gets pretty cold in the winter but nothing you cant handle. i was born and raised in Truckee, and there has been times that we dont have power for 2 weeks, although that hasnt happened in awhile! Schools usually get at least one snow day a year. Its not cold at all in the summers. Today it was 85 with a high of 95. It can get too hot! Anyways the only thing im sick of is all the tourists that try and take over the town during holidays.