Yosemite Today

Yosemite Falls, taken at 8:48 AM, a combination of Upper Yosemite Fall, Middle Cascades, and Lower Yosemite Fall, has a total height of 2,425 feet. In May, you may see Pacific dogwood in bloom just below the waterfall.

Yosemite Today Weather: Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tonight A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -2. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.


Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
427 AM PST FRI FEB 8 2013

CAZ096-097-082030-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130209T0600Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
427 AM PST FRI FEB 8 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING: THE THREAT OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM THIS MORNING
  THROUGH THE EVENING...DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...
  LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY.

* WINDS: 25 TO 30 MPH ALONG THE CREST WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: SNOW MAY MAKE ROADS IMPASSABLE AND WILL LOWER
  VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...AND COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=HNX.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.