Weather

Storm Dumps a Foot in Mammoth

Published Friday, May 8, 2015

A cold, Alaska-born winter storm on May 7 and May 8 left Mammoth with one of its biggest snow accumulations of the winter and spring of 2014-15, with nearly a foot of snow on the ground in the upper elevations in Mammoth and at least a foot at the 9,000-foot level (where the snow measurements are

All Passes Closed Temporarily

Published Thursday, May 7, 2015

The Tioga Road and Glacier Point Roads in Yosemite National Park are temporarily closed due to snow and icy conditions.

Winter Weather Advisory 11 a.m.

Published Thursday, May 7, 2015

The National Weather Service has just hoisted a Winter Weather Advisory notice, which goes into effect at 11 a.m. today, May 7, and ends at 11 a.m. Friday, May 8, for areas above 7,000 feet.

Warm Weekend Weather Forecast

Published Friday, May 1, 2015

A summer-like pattern continues to be forecast for the weekend into early next week.

El Niño pattern starts; no predictions yet on next winter

Published Tuesday, April 28, 2015

According to Mammoth weather forecaster Howard Sheckter, the El Niño Basin area of the Pacific Ocean has now hit the threshold water temperature necessary to be declared in an El Niño pattern (at least 1 degree Celsius); however, to become a full El Niño phenomenon, the ocean temperatures within

Warm temps for this weekend

Published Friday, April 17, 2015

Well above normal high temperatures are on tap through early next week.

There will be a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the Sierra over the weekend which will spread into northeast California and western Nevada by Tuesday.

High wind watch in effect Monday-Tuesday

Published Sunday, April 12, 2015 
          

                      

              
 
    

  

  

  

    


        

        Warmer than normal temps for this weekend
      

      

       Published Friday, April 10, 2015
    
    


              

			        

          
        

            

      	        
          

                      

              
 
    

  

  

  

    


        

        The weekend forecast: Cold, then warm, then cold, then storm
      

      

       Published Friday, April 3, 2015
    
    


              

			        

          
        

            

      	        
It was cold start today, but it has been  followed by milder temperatures this afternoon and into Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.