... A change to unsettled weather is likely this upcoming week and
the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend...
An area of low pressure will develop in the eastern Pacific
Monday... then move into California Tuesday and Wednesday. This
will bring a chance of rain to the central California interior
Tuesday through Wednesday.
Rain and higher elevation snow could arrive as early as Monday
night... but more likely later Tuesday and Tuesday night. Snow
levels will remain relatively high Tuesday... 7000 feet or
higher as the flow aloft will be southerly... then lower to 6000
feet Tuesday night. As colder air aloft reaches the area
Wednesday... the snow level will lower a little more to around 5500
feet. Also with the colder air aloft... there is a potential for
some isolated thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon.
A second and colder system could reach central California later
Thanksgiving day or early Friday. With this storm... the snow level
will lower to 4000 to 4500 feet. This would impact travel on
mountain passes such as I-5 over the Grapevine and Tehachapi
Pass. This colder and unsettled pattern may last well into the
Holiday weekend.
Holiday travelers should monitor forecasts over the next several
days and plan accordingly.
Listen to NOAA Weather Radio or your local media for the latest
updates on this changing weather pattern.
Bingham
Yosemite National Park, CA
Current Conditions
30 °F / -1 °C
Clear
Updated — 8:32 AM PST on November 22, 2008
Local Radar
Forecast for Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to Kings Canyon (95389)
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Saturday
Clear
H 59° / L 31°
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Sunday
Clear
H 59° / L 31°
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Monday
 Partly Cloudy
H 59° / L 34°
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Tuesday
 Chance of Rain
H 54° / L 34°
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Wednesday
Chance of Rain
H 47° / L 32°
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Sunny. Highs 54 to 64 at 5000 feet...49 to 59 at 8000 feet.
TonightMostly clear. Lows 33 to 43 at 5000 feet...25 to 35 at 8000 feet.
Sunny. Highs 53 to 63 at 5000 feet...46 to 56 at 8000 feet.
Sunday NightPartly cloudy. Lows 33 to 43 at 5000 feet...24 to 34 at 8000 feet.
Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs 52 to 62 at 5000 feet... 44 to 54 at 8000 feet.
Monday NightMostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows 32 to 42 at 5000 feet...25 to 33 at 8000 feet.
Cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Highs 42 to 52 at 5000 feet...33 to 43 at 8000 feet.
Tuesday NightMostly cloudy. Breezy. Chance of snow and rain. Lows 30 to 38 at 5000 feet...24 to 34 at 8000 feet.
Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow and rain. Highs 34 to 44 at 5000 feet...27 to 37 at 8000 feet. Lows 27 to 37 at 5000 feet...22 to 32 at 8000 feet.
Statement as of 4:06 am PST on November 22, 2008
Special Weather Statement
