Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Storm Watch in effect from April 21, 02:00 AM PDT until April 22, 05:00 PM PDT

Current conditions at

TUOLUMNE MEADOWS TUM (TUMC1)

Lat: 37.87639°NLon: 119.34806°WElev: 8654.0ft.

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	70%
Wind Speed	ENE 1 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	20°F (-7°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	20 Apr 05:00 AM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SSE Tioga Pass CA

Winter Storm Watch April 21, 02:00am until April 22, 05:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

Today
High: 31 °F
Cold and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 21 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 23 °F⇓
Snow Showers
Likely and
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Heavy Snow
and Windy
then Snow
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 21 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 27 °F
Cold
Thursday Night
Low: 16 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 28 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 4. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday

A chance of snow before 11am, then snow showers likely after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a temperature rising to near 23 by 8am, then falling to around 16 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -4. Windy, with a south southwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -7. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Wednesday

A chance of snow before 11am, then snow showers likely after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 21. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 11. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 27. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 28. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 28. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.