Yosemite Blog

Category: Weather

  • The Benefits of Rain – Yosemite Falls Flowing Again

    Ominous looking thunderstorm over North and Half Dome. Photo by Jill. One good thing about the rain is it makes all the waterfalls flow again. Edie (@ambitious_wench) is reporting Yosemite Falls, Sentinel, Horsetail, Arches and a ton of other waterfalls are flowing again. I can already think of a few locations that’ll be nice to…

  • Snow & Rain Come to Yosemite

    Radar is showing snow in the Sierra from Lake Tahoe to Kings Canyon. Tioga Pass in Yosemite is closed. Glacier Point Road is closed at Highway 41 in Chinquapin. Highway 120 from Groveland, 140 from Mariposa and 41 are still open but wet. Drive careful.

  • Weather System Could Bring Winds as High as 120mph and Several Feet of Snow to Sierra

    As we get more and more information about the incoming weather system it definitely looks like a nasty one. Here’s the latest from the National Weather Service. They’re expecting several feet of snow at the higher elevations and winds at ridge line in up to 120mph. Definitely don’t want to be in a motorhome or…

  • Rain, Snow and High Winds Headed to Yosemite

    Photographers making the best of the rain and clouds in Yosemite Valley. Photo by Rennett Stowe. It looks like winter is coming a little early this year bringing with it the first major storm of the season that’s expected to close most of the trans-Sierra passes. According to the National Weather Service we can expect…

  • Here Comes Fall

    If you were in the park (or Northern California for that matter) today you may have noticed it was a little on the nipply side as a low pressure brought with it cooler temperatures, wind and some showers. The low pressure is expected to hang around this week bringing cooler temperatures to the Sierra through…

  • Tomorrow’s Forecast for Yosemite National Park – 9-16-09

    The Weather Tomorrow should be another beautiful day. Expect plenty of sunshine with a high around 87F. Overnight lows should drop into the upper 50s, low 60s. Tuolumne Meadows can expect a mild day with a high in the mid to low 70s. Overnight lows dropping into the upper 30s to low 40s at the…

  • Tomorrow’s Forecast for Yosemite National Park – 9-14-09

    The Weather If you’re planning on heading up to Yosemite you’re in luck, tomorrow should be a beautiful day. Expect plenty of sunshine with a high around 84F. Overnight lows should drop into the upper 50s, low 60s. Tuolumne Meadows can expect a mild day with a high in the mid to low 70s. Overnight…

  • Rainy Day in Yosemite

    Rare August rain in Yosemite. Captured from the live webcam in Ahwahnee Meadow. I really do think we’re going to see an early Autumn this year in the park. Already the nights have been cool enough some trees are starting to show yellowing.

  • Weird August Snow Helps Firefighters

    Thursday’s weird snowstorm in August did one good thing, it helped firefighters battling the Wildcat Fire. “The guys are drying out and getting warm after yesterday’s light snow shower,” says Fire Information Officer Gary Wuchner. “It wasn’t very measurable, but it slowed the fire, and activity is relatively low right now.” Overnight temperatures on Thursday…

  • Snow in Yosemite in August? Grab Your Camera

    The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Weather Alert for the central Sierra (including Yosemite). An unseasonable low pressure is moving in over Central California and bringing with it some wild weather. Thunderstorms are expected for the foothills and Central Valley along with snow at higher elevations down to 8500 feet. If you’re going…