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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

SCE Lee Vining Airport (490SE)

Lat: 37.94508°NLon: 119.10272°WElev: 6777.0ft.

NA

78°F

26°C

Humidity 15%
Wind Speed N 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 03 Oct 04:20 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Lee Vining CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread haze after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Haze

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Widespread haze before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Haze then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy smoke before 1am, then patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.

    Low: 48 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 49 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread haze after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Widespread haze before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Patchy smoke before 1am, then patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lee Vining CA
 37.95°N 119.13°W (Elev. 7654 ft)
Last Update:
4:30 pm PDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm PDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm PDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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