Quite a bit of snow settling.
California needs the moisture
Dave,
This is still nothing like the level of storm that the forecasters were gushing on about all last week.
But it does look a tad wetter out there.
Mark
Reported 2ft of snow in Tuolumne meadows.
Yes, it kinda falls short on what I was expecting, but now the view has cleared on the webcam there appears to be quite a bit of snow up there.
Thanks for adding the image, I have tried grabbing an image as I have before, but I am having no success.
Dave.
Not many humps from this storm
Melting, melting, melting
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November 29th at 8:57 am PST. Courtesy of the Yosemite Conservancy
Should start snowing again soon
More precip on the way for tonight.
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December 12th at 10:23 am PST. (Courtesy of Yosemite Conservancy)
No sign of significant snowfall.
Some low lying cloud caught in today's image from the High Sierra webcam. Some snow due over the weekend, but not a lot. Those watching the water table will be hoping for a lot more of the white stuff in 2025.
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Dave
We need more white stuff flying
Not much of the white stuff has arrived in the much of the western states. There has been significant snow in the eastern slope of the Colorado Rockies -- but as a resident of Las Vegas, we need that snow to fall on the western slope.
And, I hope more snow falls in Yosemite. Almost no snow in Eastern Wyoming and places like Toronto. Very worrisome.
Mark
Global Warming is Not 'Global'
Global warming is not consistent throughout the atmosphere. Upper levels have increased in temperature by a significantly greater amount than at the surface, as much as 9.5 °F warmer than previously at 10,000 ft. Not only will this help keep any precipitation in the form of rain rather than snow, but will also lower the total precipitation as warmer air can hold more water as water vapor than colder air. I would not be surprised if one year, soon, Tioga Pass will get through a winter without closing at all.
AZBuck
Earth is a closed system, so any warming affects everything --
Quote:
Originally Posted by
AZBuck
I would not be surprised if one year, soon, Tioga Pass will get through a winter without closing at all.
I sure hope not. That would dramatically affect the park and the surrounding country if there was no measurable precip!
Thanks for the updated info.
Earth's atmosphere is a closed system, so any warming affects everything -- but not always in ways the seem obvious.
Mark
Still waiting, still hoping for percipitation!
What with Wildfires and a low water table, California would really benefit from an end to this drought!! As you can see from todays image below, the snow is disappearing, right at a time we should be seeing an increasing snow depth! The Yosemite winter Rangers are reporting that the winds have stripped the snow to bare ground in Tuolumne Meadows, including from slopes that typically hold the deepest wind-loaded snow.
There is a possibility of snow over the weekend, but it isn't likely to be around for long, nor leave much on the ground.
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Dave
..and so are the Badger pass Ski Staff!
The Badger Pass Ski area was hopeful of being up and running on December 13th, but they are still waiting to open the slopes. They are reporting the last "Significant snow" (10cm) to have fallen on the 3rd January and all 5 lifts remain closed.
Dave
Blue Skies on January 24th
Another gorgeous day in Yosemite.
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January 24th at 11:56 am PST. -- Photo courtesy of the Yosemite Conservancy.
January 26th -- Blue Skies but with some NEW snow!
Skies are clearing, but we finally received some welcome snow!
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January 26th at 08:25 am PST -- Photo courtesy of the Yosemite Conservancy
Hopefully it delivers this time!
Looking at this mornings High Sierra Webcam it doesn't appear as though the weekends snow amounted to much, if anything!
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Slightly different to this day last year!
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Photo's Courtesy of the Yosemite conservancy.
Although this is set for change. Another Winter Storm warning is in effect from 1pm today which looks to be bringing significant snow throughout the week. We can only hope it delivers this time!
Dave
atmospheric river storms heading
There are three different atmospheric river storms heading for California this week. Due to hit the Sierras on Wednesday. I hope that brings some more snow!
Thanks for the photos!
I was expecting to see the hump form!
Yep, that's a surprise all right!! It looks like a slight dusting of new snow, but not a lot.
I'm losing confidence in the weather forecasts, but they do say fresh snow after 10am tomorrow morning right through the day on Friday, heavy at times. Here's hoping !
Dave
More on the way. (Fingers crossed)
The Weather centre is forecasting a very good chance of some significant snowfall on Thursday, starting off with a 40% chance of snow Tuesday night and increasing to a 60% chance on Wednesday. Here's hoping!
Dave
Snow is good! Mud is not as good!
That is looking much better!
The other side of the storms are the mudflows in the fire areas. Look at this video from the outflow side of the Sierra Madre Dam in southern California!
When you look at the link above, set the playback at 12 hours -- in the lower right. Most of the night, it is just rain, but it gets light at about 5:30 am and it is just water streaming, but by about 11:30 am, the water turns to a muddy water flow.
Bummer, the camera lost power at 1:54 PM.
Mark
Looking forward to Spring!
The previous storm brought 4feet of fresh snow to Tuolumne Meadows, but since then winter has had little more to offer. For the sake of the water table, we can only hope there are some late storms to come!
Latest image courtesy of the Yosemite Conservancy
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To conclude this contest we can confirm Tioga pass closed for Winter 2024 on November 11th with no Winner or DcTpp (Darn close Tioga pass prognosticator) for this competition. It's time to have another go already though! You can find the Tioga pass Spring opening 2025 competition here.
Dave
