Category: Weather

  • Sentinel Dome Time Lapse (video)

    Sentinel Dome Time Lapse (video)

    Check out this really cool time lapse of the clouds over Half Dome and the Sierra.

  • Winter is here!

    Winter is here!

    Here’s a great photo captured from the Yosemite Conservancy webcam of a beautiful, snowy sunrise at Glacier Point. I guess winter is FINALLY here.

  • BREAKING NEWS: Tioga Pass CLOSED!

    BREAKING NEWS: Tioga Pass CLOSED!

    Inclement weather closes passes over Sierra stranding visitors.

  • Rain/Snow Expected in Yosemite Tonight

    Rain/Snow Expected in Yosemite Tonight

    An unseasonable mass of cold air has moved into California bringing with it wind, rain and a chance of snow at higher elevations.

  • Video: Yosemite Snow in August by Jorma Rodieck

    Video: Yosemite Snow in August by Jorma Rodieck

    Video proof that yes, it did snow in Yosemite in August.

  • Snow in August

    Global warming be damned! It’s snowing in August.

  • Thunderstorms Warning Issued for Yosemite Area

    The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement for the areas north of Kings Canyon warning of possible thunderstorm and heavy rain danger. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SIERRA NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS ENOUGH MOISTURE…

  • Spring Storm Bringing More Rain – Some Snow

    …UNSETTLED AND COOLER WEATHER TO RETURN TO THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY… AFTER SEVERAL PLEASANT SPRING WEATHER DAYS OVER INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA…COOL AND SHOWERY WEATHER IS FORECAST TO RETURN TO THE AREA ON MONDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON…AND POSSIBLY CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED…

  • More Snow and Rain This Weekend in Yosemite

    Looks like more snow and rain this weekend which is unfortunate because tomorrow is the reception for the Yosemite Renaissance, the yearly art festival held for local artists. …WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE… A WINTER STORM WATCH…

  • More Snow on the Way

    The weather people are saying there’s more snow on the way tonight and tomorrow. Rain is likely at lower elevations across California with snow levels dropping to 5000 feet. 3 – 6 inches of wet snow are expected. Not complaining we really need the snow. Too bad it all has to come in one big…