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Not at all during May of 2019
The Sierra Crest still has between four feet on it in the North Sierra to 8 in the South.
CLEARING QUICKLY DURING 2018
Not so much during 2017
The Sierra Crest still has between four feet on it in the North Sierra to 10 in the South.
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28 May
Unstable-Clearing
Lighter to Moderate
Scattered
Precip & Clear
out of N & NE
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
May 28 Report
2019
Current Snowpack:
Percent of Average for
May 28.
N Sierra: 203%
+31% in 5 days
Cen. Sierra: 203%
+29% in 5 days
S Sierra: 173%
+23% in 5 days
Ca State: 191%
+37% in 5 days
Last Reading
May 23
Statewide Summary of Snow Water Content PDF
THE
CURRENT SNOWPACK
Current Conditions
All Snow Information
GRAPHICS
Date-Adjustable Multi-Aspect
High Sierra
Snowpack Status
THE 27th
NOAA-NOHRSC
SNOWPACK
The High Sierra
5-27-19
OBSERVATIONS
All
High Sierra
Reporting Stations
Temp & Snow Tables
by Watershed and Highway Corridor
2018
Snowpack, May 28
2017
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29 May
Unstable-Clearing
WARMING
Lighter to Moderate
Scattered
Precip & Clear
out of N & NE
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
High Sierra
Weather Page
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SPRING THAW
RIVER INFORMATION
RESERVOIRS
HAZARDS
What Up?
Informative
"Normal" Vs. Now
Forcasts & Reality
vs.
Averages
2018
Snowpack
Percent of Average for
May 29
+/- change since
May 24
N Sierra: 11%
(-1%)
Cen. Sierra: 11%
(-4%)
S Sierra: 5%
(-3%)
Ca State: 9%
(-3%)
Last
May 24
Statewide Summary of Snow Water Content PDF
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30 May
Unstable-Clearing
WARMING
Lighter to Moderate
Scattered
Precip & Clear
out of N & NE
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
Rapid Thaw Underway
2019
Current Snowpack:
Percent of Average for
May 30.
N Sierra: 212%
+9% in 2 days
Cen. Sierra: 211%
+8% in 2 days
S Sierra: 178%
+5% in 2 days
Ca State: 196%
+5% in 2 days
Last Reading
May 28
Next Reading
June 3
Statewide Summary of Snow Water Content PDF
2019
MAY 30
HIGH SIERRA
19th
--Spring--
Temp-Snow Check
Last Report:
May 27, 2019
Next Report:
June 2 , 2019
Let's check our reporting station snow & temp readings after the last 2 days of light, unstable weather-snow-mixed-precip.
Click the stations below for their latest reports.
Below: Watershed Snow Water Content Charts followed by individual reporting station's Snow Depth and
24 hour high-low temps, noting the change in snow depths and temps since our last readings.
A NEW WATER YEAR:
LAST YEAR
Total Precipitation
58 % of Average
A NEW WATER YEAR: Reservoirs
The Thaw: It's Coming
N Sierra Reporting Stations On a Map
Scroll over stations for snow & temps. Click for
full report.
South Sierra Stations
"+/- & ="
below are changes since last reading.
Tahoe Basin
Watershed
Southwest Tahoe
Trail Map with Stations
PCT-TYT-TRT
Rubicon
44" −12
7618 feet
Trail Map
(48.90 H2O) +0.1
54 & 39 +/+
PCT-TYT-TRT
Echo Peak
47" −8"
7652 feet
Stations Map
(68.30 H2O) +0.4
55 & 40 +/+
American-Yuba Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Carson Pass
46" −6
8388 feet
Trail Map
Stations Map
(48.70" H2O) +0.3
55 & 33 +/+
Carson-Walker
Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Ebbetts Pass
66" −5
8660 feet
Trail Map
(65.20 H2O) +0.2
52 & 37 +/+
West of PCT
Highlands Meadow
6.46" −6.99
8360 feet
Trail Map
(49.34) +0.52
48 & 31 +/+
EAST FLANK
Leavitt Lake
157" −7
9602 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(67.70 H20) +0.4
52
& 37 +/+
EAST FLANK
Marine Base
Cold Weather Training
6748 feet East Flank
Trail Map Above
FULL REPORT
VIS-CHIL-WEA-MB-
WIND
82 & 37+/+
Mokelumne-Stanislaus Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Sonora Pass
Kennedy Meadows
RESUPPLY
Deadman Creek
10.75" −4.74
9250 feet,West Flank,
Trail Map
(30.25" H20) +0.17"
52 & 28 +/+
Tuolumne-Merced
Watersheds
SW of TYT
Horse Meadow
114.40" +5.3
8602 feet
Trail Map
(No H2O)
52 & 25 +/+
Tenaya Lake
29.52 −7.83"
8163 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(22.37") H20 =0.00"
55
& 28 +/+
JMT-PCT-TYT
Tuolumne Meadows
0.11" −8.12"
8600 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(8.49") H20 =0.00"
56
& 26 +/+
Tioga Pass/Dana
40.23" −5.41
9798 feet
Trail Map
15.41 H20 +1.04 ??
49
& 25 +/+
Mammoth Mountain
Mono Lake-Owens Basin
East of PCT-JMT
Above Gem Lake
Gem Pass
151.00" −0.0 ERROR?
10750 feet
Trail Map
(00.00 H2O) =0.00 ??
temps bad
JMT-PCT Junction
Devils Postpile
7.07" −8.94
8004 feet
Trail Map Above
(0.0) =
56 & 29 +/+
NE of JMT-PCT
Mammoth Pass
105.98" Sno −6.66
9500 feet
Trail Map
58.84" H2O +0.04
53 & 31 +/+
JMT-PCT
E of Bear Ridge
Volcanic Knob
67.20" −5.2"
10100 feet
Trail Map
(0.00)
54 & 24 +/+
East Flank
South Lake Cabin
(Snow removed ")
9580 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(27.10 H2O) =0.00
56 & 29 +/+
East Flank
Big Pine Sawmill
35.10" Snow −2.5
10200 feet, East Flank
Trail Map Above
47 & 27 +/+
Kings River
Just East JMT-PCT
Bishop Pass
--.--
11972 feet
Trail Map Above
BAD- BAD
Just West JMT-PCT
Charlotte Lake
61.35" Snow −3.76
10398 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
59.63 H2O +0.37
48 & 24 +/+
(Typically the coldest station)
Kern Watershed
JMT-PCT
Upr Tyndall Creek
78.57" −2.25"
11441 feet
Trail Map
(x.xx" H2O +x.xx")
49 & 27 +/+
JMT
Crabtree Meadow
19.71" Snow −2.72"
10,700 feet
Trail Map
(24.73 H2O) +0.23
48
& 26 +/+
All High Sierra
Reporting Stations
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31 May
Unstable-Clearing
WARMING
Light to Moderate
Scattered
Precip & Clear
out of NE & E
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
Thunderstorms
Rapid Thaw Underway
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1 June
Unstable-Clearing
WARMING-SHOWERS
Light
Scattered
Precip & Clear
out of NE & E
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
Thunderstorms
Rapid Thaw Underway
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General
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts:
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RADAR
Direct
to
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Forecast
Winds? Weather?
NorCal Graphics
Region, SW US
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Temperatures
Model
Five Day Mean
Low Temps
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Let's look at the
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Surface Map
The Pacific Ocean
US Weather Map
All Maps
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2
Unstable-Clearing
WARMING-SHOWERS
Light
Scattered
Precip & Clear
out of NE & E
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
Thunderstorms
Rapid Thaw Underway
GRAPHICS
Date-Adjustable Multi-Aspect
One Day
Precip Across the Crest
One Week
Precip Across the Crest
2019
JUNE 2
HIGH SIERRA
20th
--Spring--
Temp-Snow Check
Last Report:
May 30, 2019
Next Report:
June 8, 2019
Let's check our reporting station snow & temp readings after the last 3 days of light, unstable weather-snow-mixed-precip.
Click the stations below for their latest reports.
Below: Watershed Snow Water Content Charts followed by individual reporting station's Snow Depth and
24 hour high-low temps, noting the change in snow depths and temps since our last readings.
A NEW WATER YEAR:
LAST YEAR
Total Precipitation
58 % of Average
A NEW WATER YEAR: Reservoirs
The Thaw: It's Coming
N Sierra Reporting Stations On a Map
Scroll over stations for snow & temps. Click for
full report.
South Sierra Stations
"+/- & ="
below are changes since last reading.
Tahoe Basin
Watershed
Southwest Tahoe
Trail Map with Stations
PCT-TYT-TRT
Rubicon
35" −9
7618 feet
Trail Map
(49.10 H2O) +0.2
60 & 43 +/+
PCT-TYT-TRT
Echo Peak
37" −10"
7652 feet
Stations Map
(68.40 H2O) +0.1
59 & 42 +/+
American-Yuba Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Carson Pass
39" −7
8388 feet
Trail Map
Stations Map
(49.70" H2O) +1.0 ?
53 & 35 −/+
Carson-Walker
Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Ebbetts Pass
59" −7
8660 feet
Trail Map
(65.80 H2O) +0.6
57 & 38 +/+
West of PCT
Highlands Meadow
0.00" −6.46
8360 feet
Trail Map
(49.34) +0.52
55 & 33 +/+
EAST FLANK
Leavitt Lake
153" −4
9602 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(68.00 H20) +0.3
52
& 38 =/+
EAST FLANK
Marine Base
Cold Weather Training
6748 feet East Flank
Trail Map Above
FULL REPORT
VIS-CHIL-WEA-MB-
WIND
74 & 36−/−
Mokelumne-Stanislaus Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Sonora Pass
Kennedy Meadows
RESUPPLY
Deadman Creek
5.93" −4.82
9250 feet,West Flank,
Trail Map
(30.47" H20) +0.22"
56 & 32 +/+
Tuolumne-Merced
Watersheds
SW of TYT
Horse Meadow
118.30" +3.9
8602 feet
Trail Map
(No H2O)
55 & 29 +/+
Tenaya Lake
22.93 −6.59"
8163 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(22.83") H20 +0.46"
57
& 30 +/+
JMT-PCT-TYT
Tuolumne Meadows
0.11" +0.74"
8600 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(8.64") H20 −0.15"
56
& 28 =/+
Tioga Pass/Dana
37.09" −3.14
9798 feet
Trail Map
15.70 H20 +0.29
50
& 28 +/+
Mammoth Mountain
Mono Lake-Owens Basin
East of PCT-JMT
Above Gem Lake
Gem Pass
151.00" −0.0 ERROR?
10750 feet
Trail Map
(31.56 H2O) +31.56 ??
temps bad
JMT-PCT Junction
Devils Postpile
3.11" −3.96
8004 feet
Trail Map Above
(0.0) =
59 & 31 +/+
NE of JMT-PCT
Mammoth Pass
102.53" Sno −3.45
9500 feet
Trail Map
59.00" H2O +0.16
50 & 33 −/+
JMT-PCT
E of Bear Ridge
Volcanic Knob
63.60" −3.6"
10100 feet
Trail Map
(0.00)
52 & 27 −/+
East Flank
South Lake Cabin
(Snow removed ")
9580 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(27.10 H2O) =0.00
54 & 31 −/+
East Flank
Big Pine Sawmill
32.80" Snow −2.3
10200 feet, East Flank
Trail Map Above
44 & 27 −/=
Kings River
Just East JMT-PCT
Bishop Pass
--.--
11972 feet
Trail Map Above
BAD- BAD
Just West JMT-PCT
Charlotte Lake
59.00" Snow −2.35
10398 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
59.95 H2O +0.32
48 & 27 =/+
(Typically the coldest station)
Kern Watershed
JMT-PCT
Upr Tyndall Creek
74.83" −3.74"
11441 feet
Trail Map
(x.xx" H2O +x.xx")
44 & 30 −/+
JMT
Crabtree Meadow
17.31" Snow −2.4"
10,700 feet
Trail Map
(25.07 H2O) +0.34
48
& 28 =/+
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Unstable-Clearing
DEPARTING-SHOWERS
Scattered
Clouds & Clear
out of NE & E
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
Thunderstorms
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
Background
Wettest Year on Record
2019
Current Snowpack:
Percent of Average for
June 3.
N Sierra: 215%
+3% in 4 days
Cen. Sierra: 216%
+5% in 4 days
S Sierra: 188%
+10% in 4 days
Ca State: 201%
+5% in 4 days
Last Reading
May 30
Statewide Summary of Snow Water Content PDF
NOTE
The snowpack is rapidly shrinking as it continues to pick up wet, warm snow, if not cold water...
Today's Snow Melt
HWYS 4 & 108
OPEN
HWY 120
CLOSED
Road Information
2018
Snowpack, June 2
2017
Snowpack
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4
Clearing-Clear
WARMING
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
moving out
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
SPRING THAW
RIVER INFORMATION
RESERVOIRS
HAZARDS
Seven Day
Freezing Temperature Probability
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2016
Early Season Heat wave STRONG
VALLEY TEMPS TO 100s
2016
Carson Pass
8353 ft
Clear of Snow today
49 & 30°, 0"
Ebbetts Pass
51 & 31°, 7"
Sonora Pass E Flank
67 & 41°, 0"
Deadman Creek
Upper meadow West flank just below Sonora Pass
72 & 34°, 16"
Tioga Pass DM
xx & xx°, 17"?
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Clear Morn
T-Storm Cloudy Afternoon
WARMING
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
Thunderstorms
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
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THE
CURRENT SNOWPACK
Current Conditions
All Snow Information
GRAPHICS
Date-Adjustable Multi-Aspect
High Sierra
Snowpack Status
THE 2nd
NOAA-NOHRSC
SNOWPACK
The High Sierra
6-2-19
OBSERVATIONS
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High Sierra
Reporting Stations
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Clear & Cloudy
Breezy Cloudy Afternoon
WARM-COOLER
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
2019
Current Snowpack:
Percent of Average for
June 6.
N Sierra: 181%
−34% in 3 days
Cen. Sierra: 205%
−11% in 3 days
S Sierra: 188%
=0% in 3 days
Ca State: 190%
−11% in 3 days
Last Reading
June 3
Next Reading
June 10
Statewide Summary of Snow Water Content PDF
Observe
Storm, Temp, Weather Pattern effects on Terrain & runoff flows to properly ascertain conditions for last Spring Trips.
Informative
"Normal" Vs. Now
Forcasts & Reality
vs.
Averages
2017
Snowpack
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Clear
Breezy Afternoon
WARM-COOLER
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
Moving a Bit
Warnings
JUNE 7 UPDATE
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
RED FLAG
ADVISORY
&
FORDING
HAZARDS
Sacto-----Hanford
HAZARDS
BEST
FORECASTS
Precipitation
General
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts:
ALL
RAIN FORECASTS
&
MODELS
Direct to
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Animation
Precipitation
Geographic
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ZONE & POINT
FORECASTS
All High Sierra
ZONE
FORECASTS
Now
RADAR
Direct
to
GRAPHICAL INTERFACE
Forecast
Winds? Weather?
NorCal Graphics
Region, SW US
Forecast
Temperatures
Model
Five Day Mean
Low Temps
Click Green "Latest" Model,
observe using step button
All Temps
Let's look at the
Big Picture
Surface Map
The Pacific Ocean
US Weather Map
All Maps
2015
T-storms and Rain from
TS BLANCA (2015)
Raining on the Sierra Crest
1.1 inches of precip predicted over Sierra next 7 days.
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Clear
Breezy
WARMING UP
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
MOVED OUT
Clear Night
COLD
Hazard
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
RED FLAG
ADVISORY,
EXCESSIVE HEAT,
&
FORDING
HAZARDS
Sacto-----Hanford
Hanford Heat
HAZARDS
2019
JUNE 8
HIGH SIERRA
21st
--Spring--
Temp-Snow Check
Last Report:
June 2 , 2019
Next Report:
June 12, 2019
Let's check our reporting station snow & temp readings after the last 5 days of clearing and warming weather.
Click the stations below for their latest reports.
Below: Watershed Snow Water Content Charts followed by individual reporting station's Snow Depth and
24 hour high-low temps, noting the change in snow depths and temps since our last readings.
A NEW WATER YEAR:
LAST YEAR
Total Precipitation
58 % of Average
A NEW WATER YEAR: Reservoirs
The Thaw: It's Coming
N Sierra Reporting Stations On a Map
Scroll over stations for snow & temps. Click for
full report.
South Sierra Stations
"+/- & ="
below are changes since last reading.
Tahoe Basin
Watershed
Southwest Tahoe
Trail Map with Stations
PCT-TYT-TRT
Rubicon
15" −20
7618 feet
Trail Map
(48.90 H2O) −0.2
51 & 36 −/−
PCT-TYT-TRT
Echo Peak
11" −26"
7652 feet
Stations Map
(68.50 H2O) +0.1
52 & 34 −/−
American-Yuba Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Carson Pass
21" −18
8388 feet
Trail Map
Stations Map
(49.80" H2O) +0.1
51 & 31 −/−
Carson-Walker
Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Ebbetts Pass
41" −18
8660 feet
Trail Map
(65.80 H2O) =0.0
52 & 29 −/−
West of PCT
Highlands Meadow
0.00" =0.00
8360 feet
Trail Map
(49.56) +0.22
46 & 28 −/−
EAST FLANK
Leavitt Lake
137" −16
9602 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(67.90 H20) −0.1
49
& 26 −/−
EAST FLANK
Marine Base
Cold Weather Training
6748 feet East Flank
Trail Map Above
FULL REPORT
VIS-CHIL-WEA-MB-
WIND
82 & 41 +/+
Mokelumne-Stanislaus Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Sonora Pass
Kennedy Meadows
RESUPPLY
Deadman Creek
0.00" −5.93
9250 feet,West Flank,
Trail Map
(30.47" H20) =0.00"
51 & 29 −/−
Tuolumne-Merced
Watersheds
SW of TYT
Horse Meadow
118.30" +15.6 ??
8602 feet
Trail Map
(No H2O)
53 & 28 −/−
Tenaya Lake
6.11 −16.82"
8163 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(22.94") H20 +0.11"
63
& 27 +/−
JMT-PCT-TYT
Tuolumne Meadows
1.20" +1.09"
8600 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(8.90") H20 +0.26"
63
& 26 +/−
Tioga Pass/Dana
25.81" −11.28
9798 feet
Trail Map
15.72 H20 +0.02
47
& 24 −/−
Mammoth Mountain
Mono Lake-Owens Basin
East of PCT-JMT
Above Gem Lake
Gem Pass
133.50" −17.50 ERROR?
10750 feet
Trail Map
(00.00 H2O) −31.56 ??
temps bad
JMT-PCT Junction
Devils Postpile
2.72" −0.39
8004 feet
Trail Map Above
(0.0) =
64 & 31 +/=
NE of JMT-PCT
Mammoth Pass
86.92" Sno −15.61
9500 feet
Trail Map
59.24" H2O +0.24
57 & 26 +/−
JMT-PCT
E of Bear Ridge
Volcanic Knob
50.40" −13.2"
10100 feet
Trail Map
(0.00)
64 & 24 +/−
East Flank
South Lake Cabin
(Snow removed ")
9580 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(27.10 H2O) =0.00
58 & 29 +/−
East Flank
Big Pine Sawmill
22.30" Snow −10.5
10200 feet, East Flank
Trail Map Above
51 & 26 +/−
Kings River
Just East JMT-PCT
Bishop Pass
--.--
11972 feet
Trail Map Above
BAD- BAD
Just West JMT-PCT
Charlotte Lake
43.09" Snow −15.91
10398 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
60.21 H2O +0.26
57 & 28 +/+
(Typically the coldest station)
Kern Watershed
JMT-PCT
Upr Tyndall Creek
67.07" −7.76"
11441 feet
Trail Map
(x.xx" H2O +x.xx")
58 & 38 +/+
JMT
Crabtree Meadow
4.21" Snow −13.1"
10,700 feet
Trail Map
(25.42 H2O) +0.35
61
& 32 +/+
All High Sierra
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Clear
Light Breezes
WARMING UP
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
REFORMED
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
RED FLAG
ADVISORY,
EXCESSIVE HEAT,
&
FORDING
HAZARDS
Sacto-----Hanford
Reno Walker R Fording
Hanford Heat
HAZARDS
Heat Hazard
Fording Hazard
Snow travel Hazard
2018
Snowpack, June 9
2017
Snowpack |
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Clear
Light Breezes
HOT
HEAT WAVE
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
REFORMED
(But not pulling tropical Moisture into E Sierra, as during last week)
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
RED FLAG
ADVISORY,
EXCESSIVE HEAT,
&
FORDING
HAZARDS
Sacto-----Hanford
Reno Walker R Fording
Hanford Heat
HAZARDS
Heat Hazard
Fording Hazard
Snow travel Hazard
2019
Current Snowpack:
Percent of Average for
June 10.
N Sierra: 176%
−5% in 4 days
Cen. Sierra: 178%
−27% in 4 days
S Sierra: 175%
−13% in 4 days
Ca State: 175%
−15% in 4 days
Last Reading
June 6
Statewide Summary of Snow Water Content PDF
Let's look at the
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MAP
The Pacific Ocean
All Maps
THE
CURRENT SNOWPACK
Current Conditions
All Snow Information
GRAPHICS
Date-Adjustable Multi-Aspect
High Sierra
Snowpack Status
THE 9th
NOAA-NOHRSC
SNOWPACK
The High Sierra
6-9-19
OBSERVATIONS
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High Sierra
Reporting Stations
Temp & Snow Tables
by Watershed and Highway Corridor
ALL
SNOW RESOURCES
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WATER RESOURCES
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Clear
Light Breezes
HOT
HEAT WAVE
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
REFORMED
(But not pulling tropical Moisture into E Sierra, as during last week)
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
RED FLAG
ADVISORY,
EXCESSIVE HEAT,
&
FORDING
HAZARDS
Sacto-----Hanford
Reno Walker R Fording
Hanford Heat
HAZARDS
Heat Hazard
Fording Hazard
Snow travel Hazard
Death Valley
115 to 120 degrees
Modis Satellite
Views
(Compare 2017, 18, & 19)
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2017
Snowpack
|
12
Clear
Light Breezes
COOLER-COOLING
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
REFORMED
(But not pulling tropical Moisture into E Sierra, as during last week)
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
FORDING
HAZARDS
Hanford
Reno Walker R Fording
HAZARDS
Hot Hazard
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
2019
JUNE 12
HIGH SIERRA
22st
--Spring--
Temp-Snow Check
Last Report:
June 8 , 2019
Next Report:
June 14, 2019
Let's check our reporting station snow & temp readings after the last 2 days of a heat wave, followed by relief today
Click the stations below for their latest reports.
Below: Watershed Snow Water Content Charts followed by individual reporting station's Snow Depth and
24 hour high-low temps, noting the change in snow depths and temps since our last readings.
A NEW WATER YEAR:
LAST YEAR
Total Precipitation
58 % of Average
A NEW WATER YEAR: Reservoirs
The Thaw: It's Coming
N Sierra Reporting Stations On a Map
Scroll over stations for snow & temps. Click for
full report.
South Sierra Stations
"+/- & ="
below are changes since last reading.
Tahoe Basin
Watershed
Southwest Tahoe
Trail Map with Stations
PCT-TYT-TRT
Rubicon
6" −9
7618 feet
Trail Map
(49.00 H2O) +1.1
69 & 53 +/+
PCT-TYT-TRT
Echo Peak
0.0" −11"
7652 feet
Stations Map
(68.40 H2O) −0.1
69 & 53 +/+
American-Yuba Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Carson Pass
9" −12
8388 feet
Trail Map
Stations Map
(49.80" H2O) =0.0
66 & 44 +/+
Carson-Walker
Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Ebbetts Pass
30" −11
8660 feet
Trail Map
(65.90 H2O) +0.1
66 & 50 +/+
West of PCT
Highlands Meadow
0.00" =0.00
8360 feet
Trail Map
(49.75) +0.19
64 & 41 +/+
EAST FLANK
Leavitt Lake
128" −9
9602 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(67.80 H20) −0.1
64
& 51 +/+
EAST FLANK
Marine Base
Cold Weather Training
6748 feet East Flank
Trail Map Above
FULL REPORT
VIS-CHIL-WEA-MB-
WIND
101 & 43 +/+
Mokelumne-Stanislaus Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Sonora Pass
Kennedy Meadows
RESUPPLY
Deadman Creek
0.62" +0.62
9250 feet,West Flank,
Trail Map
(30.79" H20) +0.32"
66 & 37 +/+
Tuolumne-Merced
Watersheds
SW of TYT
Horse Meadow
5.4" −112.9 ??
8602 feet
Trail Map
(No H2O)
67 & 35 +/+
Tenaya Lake
3.70 −2.41"
8163 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(22.94") H20 =0.00"
69
& 39 +/+
JMT-PCT-TYT
Tuolumne Meadows
1.48" +0.28"
8600 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(8.90") H20 =0.00"
71
& 37 +/+
Tioga Pass/Dana
15.53" −10.28
9798 feet
Trail Map
15.72 H20 =0.00
64
& 37 +/+
Mammoth Mountain
Mono Lake-Owens Basin
East of PCT-JMT
Above Gem Lake
Gem Pass
152.90" +19.4 ERROR? !!
10750 feet
Trail Map
(00.00 H2O) −31.56 ??
temps bad
JMT-PCT Junction
Devils Postpile
3.25" +0.53
8004 feet
Trail Map Above
(0.0) =
72 & 38 +/+
NE of JMT-PCT
Mammoth Pass
76.88" Sno −10.04
9500 feet
Trail Map
59.28" H2O +0.04
66 & 44 +/+
JMT-PCT
E of Bear Ridge
Volcanic Knob
41.40" −9"
10100 feet
Trail Map
(0.00)
68 & 35 +/+
East Flank
South Lake Cabin
(Snow removed ")
9580 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(27.10 H2O) =0.00
70 & 43 +/+
East Flank
Big Pine Sawmill
14.60" Snow −7.7
10200 feet, East Flank
Trail Map Above
62 & 39 +/+
Kings River
Just East JMT-PCT
Bishop Pass
--.--
11972 feet
Trail Map Above
BAD- BAD
Just West JMT-PCT
Charlotte Lake
35.71" Snow −7.38
10398 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
60.32 H2O +0.11
62 & 38 +/+
(Typically the coldest station)
Kern Watershed
JMT-PCT
Upr Tyndall Creek
62.61" −4.46"
11441 feet
Trail Map
(x.xx" H2O +x.xx")
62 & 42 +/+
JMT
Crabtree Meadow
0.00" Snow −4.21"
10,700 feet
Trail Map
(25.46 H2O) +0.04
65
& 38 +/+
All High Sierra
Reporting Stations
More Stations, by Watersheds
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Clear
Light Breezes
WARM but COOLER
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
REFORMED
(But not pulling tropical Moisture into E Sierra, as during last week)
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
FORDING
HAZARDS
Hanford
Reno Walker R Fording
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
2019
Current Snowpack:
Percent of Average for
June 13.
N Sierra: 156%
−20% in 3 days
Cen. Sierra: 154%
−24% in 3 days
S Sierra: 156%
−19% in 3 days
Ca State: 153%
−22% in 3 days
Last Reading
June 10
Next Reading
June 17
Statewide Summary of Snow Water Content PDF
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GEAR FORUMS
GEAR LIST
2018
Snowpack, June 14
2017
Sonora Pass Opens
|
14
Clear
Light Breezes
WARM
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
REFORMED
(But not pulling tropical Moisture into E Sierra, as during last week)
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
FORDING
HAZARDS
San Joaquin Fording
Reno Walker R Fording
Vegas SE Sierra Fording
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
2019
JUNE 14
HIGH SIERRA
23rd
--Spring--
Temp-Snow Check
Last Report:
June 12 , 2019
Next Report:
June 16, 2019
Let's check our reporting station snow & temp readings after the last 2 days of cooling, but still warm weather.
Click the stations below for their latest reports.
Below: Watershed Snow Water Content Charts followed by individual reporting station's Snow Depth and
24 hour high-low temps, noting the change in snow depths and temps since our last readings.
A NEW WATER YEAR:
LAST YEAR
Total Precipitation
58 % of Average
A NEW WATER YEAR: Reservoirs
The Thaw: It's Coming
N Sierra Reporting Stations On a Map
Scroll over stations for snow & temps. Click for
full report.
South Sierra Stations
"+/- & ="
below are changes since last reading.
Tahoe Basin
Watershed
Southwest Tahoe
Trail Map with Stations
PCT-TYT-TRT
Rubicon
0.40" −5.6
7618 feet
Trail Map
(49.00 H2O) =0.0
65 & 50 −/−
PCT-TYT-TRT
Echo Peak
0.0" =0"
7652 feet
Stations Map
(68.40 H2O) =0.0
68 & 49 −/−
American-Yuba Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Carson Pass
1.4" −7.6
8388 feet
Trail Map
Stations Map
(49.70" H2O) −0.1
64 & 41 −/−
Carson-Walker
Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Ebbetts Pass
20" −10
8660 feet
Trail Map
(65.80 H2O) −0.1
66 & 46 =/−
West of PCT
Highlands Meadow
0.00" =0.00
8360 feet
Trail Map
(49.98) +0.24
66 & 37 +/−
EAST FLANK
Leavitt Lake
121" −7
9602 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(67.80 H20) =0.0
61
& 45 −/−
EAST FLANK
Marine Base
Cold Weather Training
6748 feet East Flank
Trail Map Above
FULL REPORT
VIS-CHIL-WEA-MB-
WIND
97 & 48 −/+
Mokelumne-Stanislaus Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Sonora Pass
Kennedy Meadows
RESUPPLY
Deadman Creek
0.69" +0.07
9250 feet,West Flank,
Trail Map
(30.74" H20) −0.05"
66 & 35 =/−
Tuolumne-Merced
Watersheds
SW of TYT
Horse Meadow
150.1" +144.7 ??
8602 feet
Trail Map
(No H2O)
65 & 31 −/−
Tenaya Lake
3.45 −0.25"
8163 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(22.94") H20 =0.00"
68
& 34 −/−
JMT-PCT-TYT
Tuolumne Meadows
0.55" −0.93"
8600 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(8.90") H20 =0.00"
69
& 34 −/−
Tioga Pass/Dana
10.83" −4.7
9798 feet
Trail Map
15.72 H20 =0.00
59
& 33 −/−
Mammoth Mountain
Mono Lake-Owens Basin
East of PCT-JMT
Above Gem Lake
Gem Pass
150.30" −2.6 ERROR? !!
10750 feet
Trail Map
(00.00 H2O) −00.00 ??
temps bad
JMT-PCT Junction
Devils Postpile
1.73" −1.52
8004 feet
Trail Map Above
(0.0) =
72 & 36 =/−
NE of JMT-PCT
Mammoth Pass
69.32" Sno −7.56
9500 feet
Trail Map
59.28" H2O =0.00
65 & 40 −/−
JMT-PCT
E of Bear Ridge
Volcanic Knob
35.00" −6.4"
10100 feet
Trail Map
(0.00)
64 & 31 −/−
East Flank
South Lake Cabin
(Snow removed ")
9580 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(27.10 H2O) =0.00
68 & 38 −/−
East Flank
Big Pine Sawmill
10.40" Snow −4.2
10200 feet, East Flank
Trail Map Above
61 & 34 −/−
Kings River
Just East JMT-PCT
Bishop Pass
--.--
11972 feet
Trail Map Above
BAD- BAD
Just West JMT-PCT
Charlotte Lake
27.87" Snow −7.84
10398 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
60.39 H2O +0.97
59 & 34 −/−
(Typically the coldest station)
Kern Watershed
JMT-PCT
Upr Tyndall Creek
58.32" −4.29"
11441 feet
Trail Map
(x.xx" H2O +x.xx")
58 & 40 −/−
JMT
Crabtree Meadow
0.00" Snow −0.00"
10,700 feet
Trail Map
(25.61 H2O) +0.15
60
& 37 −/−
All High Sierra
Reporting Stations
More Stations, by Watersheds
|
15
Clear
Light Breezes
WARM
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
(But not pulling tropical Moisture into E Sierra, as during last week)
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
HEAVY FLOWS
Afternoon Lightening?
Slight Chances
FORDING
HAZARDS
San Joaquin Fording
Reno Walker R Fording
Vegas SE Sierra Fording
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
LAST WEEK
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RIVER INFORMATION
RESERVOIRS
HAZARDS
BEST
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Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts:
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Low Temps
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Let's look at the
Big Picture
Surface Map
The Pacific Ocean
US Weather Map
All Maps
2017
Current Snowpack
VAST
Percent of Average for
June 1.
Ca State: 226%
(% ofApril 1: 68%)
Compare against previous years.
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NEXT WEEK
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16
Mostly Clear
Light Showers
across
Sierra
Crest
WARM
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
FORDING
HAZARDS
San Joaquin Fording
Reno Walker R Fording
Vegas SE Sierra Fording
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
2019
JUNE 16
HIGH SIERRA
24th
--Spring--
Temp-Snow Check
Last Report:
June 14 , 2019
Next Report:
June 21, 2019
Let's check our reporting station snow & temp readings after the last 2 days of warm weather bringing high thaw and runoff through the Sierra.
Click the stations below for their latest reports.
Below: Watershed Snow Water Content Charts followed by individual reporting station's Snow Depth and
24 hour high-low temps, noting the change in snow depths and temps since our last readings.
A NEW WATER YEAR:
LAST YEAR
Total Precipitation
58 % of Average
A NEW WATER YEAR: Reservoirs
The Thaw: It's Coming
N Sierra Reporting Stations On a Map
Scroll over stations for snow & temps. Click for
full report.
South Sierra Stations
"+/- & ="
below are changes since last reading.
Tahoe Basin
Watershed
Southwest Tahoe
Trail Map with Stations
PCT-TYT-TRT
Rubicon
0.00" −0.40
7618 feet
Trail Map
(49.00 H2O) =0.0
67 & 50 +/−
PCT-TYT-TRT
Echo Peak
0.0" =0"
7652 feet
Stations Map
(68.40 H2O) =0.0
66 & 48 −/−
American-Yuba Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Carson Pass
0.0" −1.4
8388 feet
Trail Map
Stations Map
(49.70" H2O) =0.0
65 & 40 +/−
Carson-Walker
Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Ebbetts Pass
17" −3
8660 feet
Trail Map
(66.20 H2O) −0.4
65 & 40 −/−
West of PCT
Highlands Meadow
0.00" =0.00
8360 feet
Trail Map
(49.66) −0.32
63 & 37 −/−
EAST FLANK
Leavitt Lake
116" −5
9602 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(67.90 H20) +0.1
59
& 47 −/+
EAST FLANK
Marine Base
Cold Weather Training
6748 feet East Flank
Trail Map Above
FULL REPORT
VIS-CHIL-WEA-MB-
WIND
96 & 45 −/−
Mokelumne-Stanislaus Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Sonora Pass
Kennedy Meadows
RESUPPLY
Deadman Creek
0.84" +0.15
9250 feet,West Flank,
Trail Map
(30.74" H20) +2.18" ??
65 & 34 +/+
Tuolumne-Merced
Watersheds
SW of TYT
Horse Meadow
5.40" −144.7 ??
8602 feet
Trail Map
(No H2O)
69 & 32 +/+
Tenaya Lake
2.78 −0.67"
8163 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(23.01") H20 +0.07"
68
& 34 =/=
JMT-PCT-TYT
Tuolumne Meadows
0.97" +0.42"
8600 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(9.33") H20 +0.43"
69
& 34 =/=
Tioga Pass/Dana
8.12" −2.71
9798 feet
Trail Map
15.88 H20 +0.16
61
& 35 +/+
Mammoth Mountain
Mono Lake-Owens Basin
East of PCT-JMT
Above Gem Lake
Gem Pass
148.20" −2.1
10750 feet
Trail Map
(00.00 H2O) −00.00 ??
temps bad
JMT-PCT Junction
Devils Postpile
3.05" +1.32
8004 feet
Trail Map Above
(0.0) =
71 & 37 −/+
NE of JMT-PCT
Mammoth Pass
65.69" Sno −3.63
9500 feet
Trail Map
59.28" H2O =0.00
68 & 42 +/+
JMT-PCT
E of Bear Ridge
Volcanic Knob
31.00" −4"
10100 feet
Trail Map
(0.00)
65 & 32 +/+
East Flank
South Lake Cabin
(Snow removed ")
9580 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(27.10 H2O) =0.00
68 & 42 =/+
East Flank
Big Pine Sawmill
2.90" Snow −7.5
10200 feet, East Flank
Trail Map Above
58 & 36 −/+
Kings River
Just East JMT-PCT
Bishop Pass
--.--
11972 feet
Trail Map Above
BAD- BAD
Just West JMT-PCT
Charlotte Lake
23.66" Snow −4.21
10398 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
60.37 H2O -0.02
59 & 37 =/+
(Typically the coldest station)
Kern Watershed
JMT-PCT
Upr Tyndall Creek
51.48" −6.84"
11441 feet
Trail Map
(x.xx" H2O +x.xx")
54 & 42 −/+
JMT
Crabtree Meadow
0.00" Snow =0.00"
10,700 feet
Trail Map
(25.43 H2O) −0.18
60
& 37 =/=
All High Sierra
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2017
Snowpack
2017
HEATWAVE WEATHER HAZARD WARNING |
17
Clear
Light Breezes
T-STORM AFTERNOON
WARM
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
HEAVY FLOWS
Afternoon Lightening?
Moderate Chances
FORDING
HAZARDS
San Joaquin Fording
Reno Walker R Fording
Vegas SE Sierra Fording
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
2019
Current Snowpack:
Percent of Average for
June 17.
N Sierra: 102%
−54% in 4 days
Cen. Sierra: 120%
−34% in 4 days
S Sierra: 135%
−21% in 4 days
Ca State: 120%
−33% in 4 days
Last Reading
June 13
Statewide Summary of Snow Water Content PDF
2015
Tuolumne Meadows Post Office reports busiest times ever. |
18
Clear
Light Breezes
WARM
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
HEAVY FLOWS
FORDING
HAZARDS
San Joaquin Fording
Reno Walker R Fording
Vegas SE Sierra Fording
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
Informative
"Normal" Vs. Now
Forcasts & Reality
vs.
Averages
2018
Snowpack
Percent of Average for
June 18
+/- change since
May 29
N Sierra: 9%
(-2%)
Cen. Sierra: 0%
(-11%)
S Sierra: 0%
(-5%)
Ca State: 0%
(-9%)
Last
May 29
Statewide Summary of Snow Water Content PDF |
19
Clear
Increasing Breezes
WARM
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
HEAVY FLOWS
WIND
FORDING
HAZARDS
San Joaquin Fording
Reno Walker R Fording
Vegas SE Sierra Fording
Vegas S Sierra Wind
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
Modis Satellite
Views
(Compare 2017, 18, & 19)
Current Sat Views
BEST
FORECASTS
Precipitation
General
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts:
ALL
RAIN FORECASTS
&
MODELS
Direct to
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Animation
Precipitation
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All High Sierra
ZONE & POINT
FORECASTS
All High Sierra
ZONE
FORECASTS
Now
RADAR
Direct
to
GRAPHICAL INTERFACE
Forecast
Winds? Weather?
NorCal Graphics
Region, SW US
Forecast
Temperatures
Model
Five Day Mean
Low Temps
Click Green "Latest" Model,
observe using step button
All Temps
Let's look at the
Big Picture
Surface Map
The Pacific Ocean
US Weather Map
All Maps
2017
HEATWAVE WEATHER HAZARD WARNINGS
Heat Hazard
Fording Hazard
Snow travel Hazard
2015
North Sierra SNOW FREE
South Sierra rapidly losing thin pack along crestline. |
20
Killer Day-Clear
Breezes
Cooler, but WARM
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
HEAVY FLOWS
FORDING
HAZARDS
Reno Walker R Fording
Vegas S Sierra Wind
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
2019
Current Snowpack:
Percent of Average for
June 20.
N Sierra: 73%
−29% in 3 days
Cen. Sierra: 104%
−16% in 3 days
S Sierra: 121%
−14% in 3 days
Ca State: 101%
−19% in 3 days
Last Reading
June 17
Next Reading
June 27
Statewide Summary of Snow Water Content PDF
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2017
Snowpack |
21
Summer Solstice
15:54 Zulu Time
8:54 PDT
Time References
Killer Day-Clear
Breezes
WARMER
Persistant
Low Over S Nevada
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Growing
HEAVY FLOWS
FORDING
HAZARDS
Reno Walker R Fording
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
2019
JUNE 21
HIGH SIERRA
LAST
--Spring--
Temp-Snow Check
Last Report:
June 16 , 2019
Next Report:
June 23, 2019
Let's check our reporting station snow & temp readings after the last 5 days of warm weather bringing high thaw and runoff through the Sierra.
Click the stations below for their latest reports.
Below: Watershed Snow Water Content Charts followed by individual reporting station's Snow Depth and
24 hour high-low temps, noting the change in snow depths and temps since our last readings.
A NEW WATER YEAR:
LAST YEAR
Total Precipitation
58 % of Average
A NEW WATER YEAR: Reservoirs
The Thaw: It's Coming
N Sierra Reporting Stations On a Map
Scroll over stations for snow & temps. Click for
full report.
South Sierra Stations
"+/- & ="
below are changes since last reading.
Tahoe Basin
Watershed
Southwest Tahoe
Trail Map with Stations
PCT-TYT-TRT
Rubicon
0.00" −0.40
7618 feet
Trail Map
(48.90 H2O)−0.1
64 & 40 −/−
PCT-TYT-TRT
Echo Peak
0.0" =0"
7652 feet
Stations Map
(68.40 H2O) =0.0
61 & 40 −/−
American-Yuba Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Carson Pass
0.0" −1.4
8388 feet
Trail Map
Stations Map
(49.90" H2O) +0.2
60 & 35 −/−
Carson-Walker
Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Ebbetts Pass
1" −16
8660 feet
Trail Map
(66.20 H2O) =0.0
57 & 35 −/−
West of PCT
Highlands Meadow
0.00" =0.00
8360 feet
Trail Map
(49.83) +0.17
57 & 33 −/−
EAST FLANK
Leavitt Lake
102" −14
9602 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(67.80 H20) −0.1
53
& 39 −/−
EAST FLANK
Marine Base
Cold Weather Training
6748 feet East Flank
Trail Map Above
FULL REPORT
VIS-CHIL-WEA-MB-
WIND
89 & 48 −/+
Mokelumne-Stanislaus Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Sonora Pass
Kennedy Meadows
RESUPPLY
Deadman Creek
0.32" −0.52
9250 feet,West Flank,
Trail Map
(32.81" H20)+2.07"??
57 & 32 −/−
Tuolumne-Merced
Watersheds
SW of TYT
Horse Meadow
168.8" +163.4 ??
8602 feet
Trail Map
(No H2O)
58 & 29 −/−
Tenaya Lake
0.0 −2.78"
8163 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(23.19") H20 +0.18"
65
& 33 −/−
JMT-PCT-TYT
Tuolumne Meadows
0.10" −0.87"
8600 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(9.34") H20 +0.01"
66
& 29 −/−
Tioga Pass/Dana
2.39" −5.73
9798 feet
Trail Map
15.90 H20 +0.02
58
& 30 −/−
Mammoth Mountain
Mono Lake-Owens Basin
East of PCT-JMT
Above Gem Lake
Gem Pass
143.50" −4.7
10750 feet
Trail Map
(00.00 H2O) −00.00 ??
temps bad
JMT-PCT Junction
Devils Postpile
2.13" −0.92
8004 feet
Trail Map Above
(0.0) =
66 & 38 +/+
NE of JMT-PCT
Mammoth Pass
53.24" Sno −12.45
9500 feet
Trail Map
59.32" H2O +0.04
59 & 38 −/−
JMT-PCT
E of Bear Ridge
Volcanic Knob
14.90" −16.1"
10100 feet
Trail Map
(0.00)
62 & 28 −/−
East Flank
South Lake Cabin
(Snow removed ")
9580 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(27.10 H2O) =0.00
65 & 41 −/−
East Flank
Big Pine Sawmill
2.0" Snow −0.9
10200 feet, East Flank
Trail Map Above
59 & 41 +/+
Kings River
Just East JMT-PCT
Bishop Pass
--.--
11972 feet
Trail Map Above
BAD- BAD
Just West JMT-PCT
Charlotte Lake
7.26" Snow −16.4
10398 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
60.34 H2O -0.03
55 & 30 −/−
(Typically the coldest station)
Kern Watershed
JMT-PCT
Upr Tyndall Creek
42.15" −9.33"
11441 feet
Trail Map
(x.xx" H2O +x.xx")
49 & 39 −/−
JMT
Crabtree Meadow
0.00" Snow =0.00"
10,700 feet
Trail Map
(25.69 H2O) +0.26
60
& 32 =/−
All High Sierra
Reporting Stations
More Stations, by Watersheds
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SPRING THAW
RIVER INFORMATION
RESERVOIRS
HAZARDS
THE
CURRENT SNOWPACK
Current Conditions
All Snow Information
GRAPHICS
Date-Adjustable Multi-Aspect
High Sierra
Snowpack Status
THE 16th
NOAA-NOHRSC
SNOWPACK
The High Sierra
6-16-19
OBSERVATIONS
All
High Sierra
Reporting Stations
Temp & Snow Tables
by Watershed and Highway Corridor
ALL
SNOW RESOURCES
ALL
WATER RESOURCES
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LAST WEEK
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Killer Day-Clear
WARM to HOT
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Fierce
HEAVY FLOWS
FORDING
HAZARDS
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
2019
JUNE 23
HIGH SIERRA
FIRST
--Summer--
Temp-Snow Check
Last Report:
June 21 , 2019
Next Report:
July 2, 2019
Let's check our reporting station snow & temp readings after the last 2 days of warm weather bringing heavy thaw and runoff through the Sierra.
Click the stations below for their latest reports.
Below: Watershed Snow Water Content Charts followed by individual reporting station's Snow Depth and
24 hour high-low temps, noting the change in snow depths and temps since our last readings.
A NEW WATER YEAR:
LAST YEAR
Total Precipitation
58 % of Average
A NEW WATER YEAR: Reservoirs
The Thaw: It's Coming
N Sierra Reporting Stations On a Map
Scroll over stations for snow & temps. Click for
full report.
South Sierra Stations
"+/- & ="
below are changes since last reading.
Tahoe Basin
Watershed
Southwest Tahoe
Trail Map with Stations
PCT-TYT-TRT
Rubicon
0.00"
7618 feet
Trail Map
(48.90 H2O) = 0.0
65 & 46 +/+
PCT-TYT-TRT
Echo Peak
0.0"
7652 feet
Stations Map
(68.40 H2O) =0.0
63 & 44 +/+
American-Yuba Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Carson Pass
0.0"
8388 feet
Trail Map
Stations Map
(49.90" H2O) =0.0
62 & 38 +/+
Carson-Walker
Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Ebbetts Pass
0" −1
8660 feet
Trail Map
(66.30 H2O) +0.1
59 & 43 +/+
West of PCT
Highlands Meadow
0.00"
8360 feet
Trail Map
(49.75) −0.08
59 & 34 +/+
EAST FLANK
Leavitt Lake
98" −4
9602 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(68.00 H20) + 0.2
56
& 41 +/+
EAST FLANK
Marine Base
Cold Weather Training
6748 feet East Flank
Trail Map Above
FULL REPORT
VIS-CHIL-WEA-MB-
WIND
86 & 34 −/−
Mokelumne-Stanislaus Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Sonora Pass
Kennedy Meadows
RESUPPLY
Deadman Creek
0.32" +0.19
9250 feet,West Flank,
Trail Map
(33.03" H20) +0.22"
58 & 30 +/−
Tuolumne-Merced
Watersheds
SW of TYT
Horse Meadow
0.40" −168.4 ??
8602 feet
Trail Map
(No H2O)
60 & 31 +/+
Tenaya Lake
0.12 +0.12"
8163 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(23.19") H20 +0.00"
65
& 35 =/+
JMT-PCT-TYT
Tuolumne Meadows
0.64" +0.54"
8600 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(9.34") H20 =0.00"
64
& 31 −/+
Tioga Pass/Dana
179.5" +177.11 ??
9798 feet
Trail Map
15.90 H20 =0.00
58
& 31 =/+
Mammoth Mountain
Mono Lake-Owens Basin
East of PCT-JMT
Above Gem Lake
Gem Pass
146.40" +2.9 ???
10750 feet
Trail Map
(00.00 H2O) −00.00 ??
temps bad
JMT-PCT Junction
Devils Postpile
2.37" +0.24
8004 feet
Trail Map Above
(0.0) =
66 & 33 = /−
NE of JMT-PCT
Mammoth Pass
46.30" Sno −6.94
9500 feet
Trail Map
59.32" H2O =0.00
60 & 37 + /−
JMT-PCT
E of Bear Ridge
Volcanic Knob
7.70" −7.2"
10100 feet
Trail Map
(0.00)
60 & 31 −/+
East Flank
South Lake Cabin
(Snow removed ")
9580 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(27.20 H2O) +0.10
64 & 37 −/−
East Flank
Big Pine Sawmill
0.0" Snow −2.0
10200 feet, East Flank
Trail Map Above
56 & 30 −/−
Kings River
Just East JMT-PCT
Bishop Pass
--.--
11972 feet
Trail Map Above
BAD- BAD
Just West JMT-PCT
Charlotte Lake
0.41" Snow −6.85
10398 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
60.52 H2O +0.18
55 & 30 =/= !
(Typically the coldest station)
Kern Watershed
JMT-PCT
Upr Tyndall Creek
42.16" +0.01"
11441 feet
Trail Map
(x.xx" H2O +x.xx")
53 & 31 +/−
JMT
Crabtree Meadow
0.00" Snow =0.00"
10,700 feet
Trail Map
(25.61 H2O) −0.08
61
& 31 +/−
All High Sierra
Reporting Stations
More Stations, by Watersheds
2017
Snowpack
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Killer Day-Clear
WARM to HOT
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Fierce
HEAVY FLOWS
FORDING
HAZARDS
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
Modis Satellite
Views
(Compare 2017, 18, & 19)
Current Sat Views
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2018
Snowpack
(June 14-snow about gone)
2017
HEATWAVE WEATHER HAZARD WARNINGS
EXPIRED
FLOOD
HAZARD WARNINGS
EXTENDED
2017
Flood Warnings extended along length of East Sierra. in pm precip hits North Ca Coast, Northernmost Sierra.
2017
Snowpack
(still extensive snow)
2015
REPORTS:
Heat Wave Building in,
Thunderstorm Mechanism is operating, enhanced by trough bringing moisture-rich air North.
Valley temps up to 103 this next week. These temps can drive fierce T-Storms.
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Killer Day-Clear
WARM-WINDY
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Fierce
HEAVY FLOWS
Reno-East Sierra Winds
FORDING
HAZARDS
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
BEST
FORECASTS
Precipitation
General
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts:
ALL
RAIN FORECASTS
&
MODELS
Direct to
Seven Day Precip
Animation
Precipitation
Geographic
All High Sierra
ZONE & POINT
FORECASTS
All High Sierra
ZONE
FORECASTS
Now
RADAR
Direct
to
GRAPHICAL INTERFACE
Forecast
Winds? Weather?
NorCal Graphics
Region, SW US
Forecast
Temperatures
Model
Five Day Mean
Low Temps
Click Green "Latest" Model,
observe using step button
All Temps
Let's look at the
Big Picture
Surface Map
The Pacific Ocean
US Weather Map
All Maps
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Sweet Day-Clear
WARM
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Fierce
HEAVY FLOWS
Reno-East Sierra Winds
FORDING
HAZARDS
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
SPRING THAW
RIVER INFORMATION
RESERVOIRS
HAZARDS |
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Clear
WARM
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Fierce
HEAVY FLOWS
FORDING
HAZARDS
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
2019
Current Snowpack:
Percent of Average for
June 27.
N Sierra: 80%
+7% in 7 days
Cen. Sierra: 91%
−13% in 7 days
S Sierra: 59%
−62% in 7 days
Ca State: 80%
−21% in 7 days
Last Reading
June 20
Next Reading
July 2
Statewide Summary of Snow Water Content PDF
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Tropical Plume
WARM
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Fierce
HEAVY FLOWS
FORDING
HAZARDS
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
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Clear
Temperate
Still-Extensive Snowpack
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THE
CURRENT SNOWPACK
Current Conditions
All Snow Information
GRAPHICS
Date-Adjustable Multi-Aspect
High Sierra
Snowpack Status
THE 29th
NOAA-NOHRSC
SNOWPACK
The High Sierra
6-29-19
OBSERVATIONS
All
High Sierra
Reporting Stations
Temp & Snow Tables
by Watershed and Highway Corridor
ALL
SNOW RESOURCES
ALL
WATER RESOURCES
LAST WEEK
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30 JUNE
Clear
Temperate
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Fierce
HEAVY FLOWS
FORDING
HAZARDS
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
"Temperate"
Not too Hot,
Not too Cold!
2019
Heavy Spring Snowpack Persisting into Summer
2018
Snowpack
(June 14-snow about gone)
2017
Snowpack
(extensive at this time)
2015
Snowpack
(nothing at this time)
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1 JULY
Clear
Temperate
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Fierce
HEAVY FLOWS
FORDING
HAZARDS
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
Tioga Pass
Fully Open Today
Highways
108, Sonora Pass,
&
4, Ebbetts Pass
Opened June 2
Road Information
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Modis Satellite
Views
Compare
2015, 17, 18, & 19
Current Sat Views |
2 JULY
Clear
Temperate
Rapid Thaw Underway
Rivers Fierce
HEAVY FLOWS
FORDING
HAZARDS
HAZARDS
Fording Hazard
Snow Travel Hazard
2019
Current Snowpack:
Percent of Average for
July 2.
N Sierra: 108%
+28% in 5 days
Cen. Sierra: 73%
−18% in 5 days
S Sierra: 27%
−32% in 5 days
Ca State: 71%
−9% in 5 days
Last Reading
June 27
Next Reading
July ?
Statewide Summary of Snow Water Content PDF
2019
JULY 2
HIGH SIERRA
SECOND
--Summer--
Temp-Snow Check
Last Report:
June 23, 2019
Next Report:
July ?, 2019
Let's check our reporting station snow & temp readings after the last 9 days of warm weather bringing heavy thaw and runoff through the Sierra.
Click the stations below for their latest reports.
Below: Watershed Snow Water Content Charts followed by individual reporting station's Snow Depth and
24 hour high-low temps, noting the change in snow depths and temps since our last readings.
A NEW WATER YEAR:
LAST YEAR
Total Precipitation
58 % of Average
A NEW WATER YEAR: Reservoirs
The Thaw: It's Coming
N Sierra Reporting Stations On a Map
Scroll over stations for snow & temps. Click for
full report.
South Sierra Stations
"+/- & ="
below are changes since last reading.
Tahoe Basin
Watershed
Southwest Tahoe
Trail Map with Stations
PCT-TYT-TRT
Rubicon
0.00"=
7618 feet
Trail Map
(49.00 H2O) + 0.1
64 & 45 −/−
PCT-TYT-TRT
Echo Peak
0.0" =
7652 feet
Stations Map
(68.40 H2O) =0.0
61 & 47 −/+
American-Yuba Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Carson Pass
0.0"
8388 feet
Trail Map
Stations Map
(49.90" H2O) =0.0
60 & 40 −/+
Carson-Walker
Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Ebbetts Pass
0" =
8660 feet
Trail Map
(66.30 H2O) = 0.0
58 & 44 −/+
West of PCT
Highlands Meadow
0.29" +.29
8360 feet
Trail Map
(49.78) + 0.03
58 & 38 −/+
EAST FLANK
Leavitt Lake
76" −22
9602 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(67.80 H20) − 0.2
55
& 45 −/+
EAST FLANK
Marine Base
Cold Weather Training
6748 feet East Flank
Trail Map Above
FULL REPORT
VIS-CHIL-WEA-MB-
WIND
95 &40 +/+
Mokelumne-Stanislaus Watersheds
PCT-TYT
Sonora Pass
Kennedy Meadows
RESUPPLY
Deadman Creek
0.64" +0.32
9250 feet,West Flank,
Trail Map
(32.76" H20) −0.27"
58 & 33 =/+
Tuolumne-Merced
Watersheds
SW of TYT
Horse Meadow
ERROR" − ??
8602 feet
Trail Map
(No H2O)
57 & 31 −/=
Tenaya Lake
0.06" -0.06
8163 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(23.19") H20 =0.00"
65
& 34 =/−
JMT-PCT-TYT
Tuolumne Meadows
3.21" +2.57"
8600 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
(9.34") H20 =0.00"
66
& 30 +/−
Tioga Pass/Dana
180.3" +0.8 ??
9798 feet
Trail Map
15.90 H20 =0.00
59
& 33 +/+
Mammoth Mountain
Mono Lake-Owens Basin
East of PCT-JMT
Above Gem Lake
Gem Pass
143.60" −2.8 ???
10750 feet
Trail Map
(00.00 H2O) −00.00 ??
temps bad
JMT-PCT Junction
Devils Postpile
2.26" -0.11
8004 feet
Trail Map Above
(0.0) =
67 & 32 +/−
NE of JMT-PCT
Mammoth Pass
22.71" Sno −23.59
9500 feet
Trail Map
59.32" H2O =0.00
61 & 38 +/+
JMT-PCT
E of Bear Ridge
Volcanic Knob
1.10" −6.6"
10100 feet
Trail Map
(0.00)
59
& 32 −/+
East Flank
South Lake Cabin
(Snow removed ")
9580 feet, East Flank
Trail Map
(27.20 H2O) =0.00
67 & 43 +/+
East Flank
Big Pine Sawmill
2.0" Snow +2.0
10200 feet, East Flank
Trail Map Above
61 & 38 +/+
Kings River
Just East JMT-PCT
Bishop Pass
--.--
11972 feet
Trail Map Above
BAD- BAD
Just West JMT-PCT
Charlotte Lake
0.00" Snow −.41
10398 feet, West Flank
Trail Map
60.39 H2O -0.13
58 & 34 +/+
(Typically the coldest station)
Kern Watershed
JMT-PCT
Upr Tyndall Creek
23.33" −18.83"
11441 feet
Trail Map
(x.xx" H2O +x.xx")
63 & 44 +/+
JMT
Crabtree Meadow
0.00" Snow =0.00"
10,700 feet
Trail Map
(25.36 H2O) −0.25
65
& 38 +/+
All High Sierra
Reporting Stations
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SPRING THAW
RIVER INFORMATION
RESERVOIRS
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4 JULY
BEST
FORECASTS
Precipitation
General
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts:
ALL
RAIN FORECASTS
&
MODELS
Direct to
Seven Day Precip
Animation
Precipitation
Geographic
All High Sierra
ZONE & POINT
FORECASTS
All High Sierra
ZONE
FORECASTS
Now
RADAR
Direct
to
GRAPHICAL INTERFACE
Forecast
Winds? Weather?
NorCal Graphics
Region, SW US
Forecast
Temperatures
Model
Five Day Mean
Low Temps
Click Green "Latest" Model,
observe using step button
All Temps
Let's look at the
Big Picture
Surface Map
The Pacific Ocean
US Weather Map
All Maps
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HAZARDS
LAST WEEK
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