Winter Rite of Passage: Tioga Pass Prognosticator #12

[Lifemagician]

Seems like the snow may have lost its way. For the third day in a row we have had light snow forecast for the Victorian Alps. It is not unknown for the Kosciusko Range in NSW to get snow storms and blizzards in summer, but Victoria does not have the elevation.

And I can't recall when I last wore woollen jumpers in January.

Lifey

[CalOldBlue]

seems like the snow may have lost its way. For the third day in a row we have had light snow forecast for the victorian alps. It is not unknown for the kosciusko range in nsw to get snow storms and blizzards in summer, but victoria does not have the elevation.

And i can't recall when i last wore woollen jumpers in january.

Lifey

hey! You stole our snow!! Put it back!!!

:)

[Southwest Dave]

This weekend [•January 14-16 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) ] Yosemite are offering Free admission, so if you are in the area it's a great time to visit. This extraordinary weather continues with no signs of it changing before the middle of next week, at the very earliest !!

If you make it out there, we would appreciate an update and some more Photo's !

Dave.

[glc]

60% chance of rain in the Yosemite Valley Friday and Saturday the 20th and 21st.........

[Mark Sedenquist]

Great views of the Sierra high country -- not much snow!

Ice skating 1000 Island, Garnet and Shadow Lakes along the John Muir Trail

I can't imagine doing this without some sort of life preserver, in case the ice gave way!

[Mark Sedenquist]

Here's another one -- created by CalFire and issued on January 6th



This looks to be the driest winter on record since 1883 -- the snow pack is at an estimated 19% of normal in the Sierras...

Mark

[Southwest Dave]

You would not guess that the Calfire video was shot in December without the commentary.

As glc reported, there is the chance of rain/snow on Thursday night through Friday into Saturday, with a drop in temperatures expected in the coming week.

A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS UPCOMING
WEEK WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA. VALLEY TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 28
DEGREES ON MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THEN AGAIN ON
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE
ISSUANCE OF A FREEZE WARNING. ELSEWHERE...TEMPERATURES IN THE
FOOTHILLS...MOUNTAINS...AND KERN COUNTY DESERT AREAS WILL FALL TO
SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASON NORMALS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

THERE STILL REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF PRECIPITATION TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST REGION ON THURSDAY AND SPREADING
SOUTHWARD OVER MUCH OF INTERIOR CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY FRIDAY OR
SATURDAY.

Friday the 20th perhaps ! ;-) [I doubt it]

[CalOldBlue]

Dry all over; as this link shows (Northern Sierra composite).

[Mark Sedenquist]

This was created by Henry Jun Wah Lee

Courtesy of Evosia Photography

Footage was shot in mid to late May, 2010.

[Mark Sedenquist]

I meant to capture this on Friday the 13th, but this is still an interesting perspective

Both photos taken by the Sentinel Web cam hosted by the Yosemite Conservancy. The upper one was taken January 13, 2011 and the lower one January 16, 2012.

Not to worry too much.... One of the heaviest snow storms of the 2011 season happened on March 22nd....