Competition time. Tioga Pass Prognosticator 38: Winter closing 2024

[glc]

If you need more snow, check the areas to the east of the Great Lakes - some of the forecasts are showing up to 64 inches for Watertown and around 44 for areas south of Buffalo!)

The Sunday night football game in Buffalo should be interesting.

[Mark Sedenquist]

More precip on the way for tonight.

December 12th at 10:23 am PST. (Courtesy of Yosemite Conservancy)

[Mark Sedenquist]

The Sunday night football game in Buffalo should be interesting.

George, that was a fun game to watch. Most of the people in the stands had to stand most of the game, because there was no place to push the accumulated snow to.

Mark

[Southwest Dave]

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.



Dave

[Mark Sedenquist]

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

[AZBuck]

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

[Mark Sedenquist]

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

[Mark Sedenquist]

Nice day in the Yosemite High Country


December 30th at 10 am PST - -Courtesy of Yosemite Conservancy

[Mark Sedenquist]

Another gorgeous day in the upper range.


January 4, 2025 at 11:50 am PST -- Courtesy of the Yosemite Conservancy