Tioga Pass Prognosticator #8

[Southwest Dave]

That is a Loooooooooooooonnnnnng shot !

It would surpass the Yosemite websites latest closing date by a fortnight, although not impossible. This data records 29th Dec 1976 [The heatwave year here in the UK, Mmm] but it also records 1st Jan 2000 for the 1999 season that doesn't coincide with the parks page. Quite a few of the dates don't, but not by this margin !

[Off to investigate !]

[UKCraig]

Well it's as likely as my annual bet of 21st November ;)

[Southwest Dave]

Going by today's update it looks as though it's less likely to open at all, it's getting late in the year for a re opening.

Fresh snow, below freezing temps and high winds !

Hazardous weather condition(s):


Special Weather Statement


Today: A 30 percent chance of snow after 10am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 29 by 5pm. Windy, with a southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Tonight: Snow. Low around 16. Blustery, with a south wind around 25 mph becoming northeast. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow showers, mainly before 10am. High near 31. Very windy, with a north wind around 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a northeast wind between 20 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 80 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.

[Note] For anyone visiting Yosemite, this forecast reflects the weather at around 9500ft, not in the Valley.

[Mark Sedenquist]

Looks like about a foot of fresh snow at the kiosk last night:


Mark

[Southwest Dave]

Yosemite NP have given their verdict and the official closing date is 12th Nov.

I dunno, if the Sheriff/Head Wrangler wins the prize... what does that suggest to you?

Mark

Guess what !!! Well I didn't win the prize but was pretty darn close and I do believe the dctpp winner having opted for Fri 13th Nov. [The bribe wasn't big enough !]

[UKCraig]

November 12th at 1515 which should be just enough time for Naybour to drive it :)

Surely I win?! :)

[Southwest Dave]

Surely I win?! :)

Nah, I'm the sheriff !

Anymore of that your off to jail ;-)

[glc]

Hahaha - very creative use of the quote system, Craig!

I'm gonna put you on the spot, Dave - Cal guessed the 11th at 9pm before you guessed the 13th with no time of day. Looks like a booth review to me!

[Southwest Dave]

Just kidding !

Darn, I missed Don's effort [honest mistake Guv'nor] and I reckon it's his for the taking. I posted on the 12th at 1.36 pm to report the road closed, so it was obviously sometime before then putting Don within 17 hours. If I took "no time stated" as meaning midday I would be at least 22.5 hours out.

I think my own post was enough evidence to decide the winner,

congratulations Don !

[CalOldBlue]

I forget what is at stake, but I'm OK with sharing if it can be split.

The glory of winning is reward enough!