Category: Weather
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Crews Scrambling to Pick Up Pieces Before Next Sierra Storm Hits
Sticky snow blankets the trees and Yosemite Falls bus stop along Northside Drive. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne. Utility crews are scrambling to restore electricity and telephone services to thousands of customers throughout the Sierra after last weeks storm blanketed the Sierra and caused snow-laden trees to come crashing down atop power and phone lines. The…
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10 FEET of Snow Expected in Sierra
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the northern Sierra Nevada warning that up to 10 feet of new snow is possible at higher elevations. “Snow is possible above 7000 feet late today. The snow will increase in intensity and the snow level will lower to near 6000 feet by Monday…
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Photo of the Day and a Conditions Update
Today my wife and I and the rugrats went around the park taking pictures and shooting some video. This isn’t the best shot I’ve taken of Yosemite Falls by far but it is the first shot I’ve taken this year. If you’re headed up to the park I can tell you there’s a little snow…
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More Rain and Hopefully Some Snow
Cold, snowy Yosemite. Photo by Gary Hayes. The next wave of winter storms is knocking at the door and with it come more rain and hopes for some of that fluffy white stuff. The latest storm is expected to pass through the area today and tomorrow with the main brunt hitting north of Yosemite. There’s…
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Winter Storm Bringing Rain – More Snow to Yosemite
The latest winter storm has arrived and with it more rain and snow for Yosemite. A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED STARTING LATE…
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Snow Everywhere!
Watching the radar right now there’s snow down to Groveland, Oakhurst, Mariposa, Coulterville and on all roads leading into the park. The Central Valley is getting a mixture of rain and snow along the Highway 120 corridor from Pleasanton in the Bay Area to the foothills. If you’re heading into the park today expect to…
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Going to Yosemite This Weekend? You May Be Here a While
There’s a big winter storm headed to California the could bring snow as low as 1500 feet. “A COLD FRONT WILL BRING SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SHOWERY PRECIPITATION TO INTERIOR CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER TO NEAR 1500 FEET ON MONDAY OVER THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS NEAR MARIPOSA AND CLOSER…
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Blue Dog Asks About March in Yosemite
Snow and ice line the granite cliffs surrounding Yosemite Valley. Photo by Loyd Schutte. Blue Dog sent me a Google Wave and asked: I curious what the weather and conditions are like in Yosemite during March. My company might be sending me to SanJose for a training class either early or late March. If so,…
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Rain and Snow Coming
The National Weather Service has issued a weather alert for the Central Sierra region from Yosemite to Kings Canyon warning of high winds and snow. …SNOW EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY… A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL APPROACH CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH…
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Storm Bringing Winds, Cooler Temps and Possible Thunderstorms to Yosemite
A thunderstorm brews behind Half Dome. Photo by Mathew Grimm. The tail of a storm bringing showers and snow to parts of Nevada, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming bringing with it more winds and a slight chance of more showers. The storm is pulling unstable air in from the north bringing with it moisture and cooler…