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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

 

 

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CURRENT SNOWPACK

Current Conditions

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Status
THE 27th

 

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Reporting Stations

 

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Snowpack, May 28

 

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Snowpack

29 May

Unstable-Clearing
WARMING
Lighter to Moderate
Scattered Precip & Clear
out of N & NE

Persistant
Low Over S Nevada

 

 

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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

 

 

 

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
Watershed
s

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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Persistant
Low Over S Nevada

Thunderstorms

Rapid Thaw Underway

 

 

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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

 

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One Day
Precip Across the Crest

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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
Watershed
s

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 =/+

All High Sierra
Reporting Stations

More Stations, by Watersheds

 

3

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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5

Clear Morn
T-Storm Cloudy Afternoon
WARMING

Persistant
Low Over S Nevada

Thunderstorms

 

Rapid Thaw Underway

Rivers Growing

 

 

 

 

LAST WEEK

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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

All
High Sierra
Reporting Stations

 

Temp & Snow Tables
by Watershed and Highway Corridor

 

 

 

 

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6

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

7

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

 

 

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FORECASTS

Precipitation
General

Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts:
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&
MODELS

 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

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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8

Clear
Breezy
WARM
ING 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
Watershed
s

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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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

9

Clear
Light Breezes
WARM
ING 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

10

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

 

 

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The Pacific Ocean

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THE
CURRENT SNOWPACK

Current Conditions
All Snow Information

GRAPHICS
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High Sierra
Snowpack
Status
THE 9th

 

NOAA-NOHRSC
SNOWPACK

The High Sierra
6-9-19

 

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All
High Sierra
Reporting Stations

 

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by Watershed and Highway Corridor

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SNOW RESOURCES

ALL
WATER RESOURCES

 

11

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

 

 

 

 

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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
Watershed
s

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

 

13

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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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
Watershed
s

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

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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

 

 

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2017
Current Snowpack

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Percent of Average for
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Ca State: 226%

(% ofApril 1: 68%)

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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
Watershed
s

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 =/=

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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

 

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Views

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RADAR

 

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Surface Map

The Pacific Ocean

US Weather Map

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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

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June 27

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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
Watershed
s

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

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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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23

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
Watershed
s

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

 

24

Killer Day-Clear
WARM to HOT

Rapid Thaw Underway

Rivers Fierce

HEAVY FLOWS

FORDING
HAZARDS

HAZARDS

Fording Hazard

Snow Travel Hazard

 

 

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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.

25

Killer Day-Clear
WARM-WINDY

Rapid Thaw Underway

Rivers Fierce

HEAVY FLOWS

Reno-East Sierra Winds

FORDING
HAZARDS

HAZARDS

Fording Hazard

Snow Travel Hazard

 

 

 

 

 

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FORECASTS

Precipitation
General

Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts:
ALL
RAIN FORECASTS
&
MODELS

 

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Animation

 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

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

 

27

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

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28

Tropical Plume
WARM

Rapid Thaw Underway

Rivers Fierce

HEAVY FLOWS

FORDING
HAZARDS

HAZARDS

Fording Hazard

Snow Travel Hazard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

Clear
Temperate

 

Still-Extensive Snowpack

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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)

 

 

 

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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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
Watershed
s

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
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67 & 43 +/+

East Flank
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2.0" Snow +2.0
10200 feet, East Flank
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61 & 38 +/+

Kings River

Just East JMT-PCT
Bishop Pass

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11972 feet
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Charlotte Lake

0.00" Snow −.41
10398 feet, West Flank
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60.39 H2O -0.13
58 & 34 +/+
(Typically the coldest station)

Kern Watershed

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23.33" −18.83"
11441 feet
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(x.xx" H2O +x.xx")
63 & 44 +/+

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0.00" Snow =0.00"
10,700 feet
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(25.36 H2O) 0.25
65 & 38 +/+

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Seasonal NOTES:
The Snowpack on the Sierra, storm activity, and temps during June are going to allow us to get a bead on when the Sierra Trails across the High Passes will start opening up, as well as the trails approaching them.

High Sierra Backpacker Weather

When the snows melt millions of mosquitoes rise from the saturated soils. It starts low down the mountain early in Spring and rises up the mountainside as Spring progresses. Be ready for the rising clouds of mosquitoes.

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MARCH 2015 OBSERVATION REGARDING SPRING-EARLY SUMMER:
Everybody will open early, unless prohibited by use agreements. The issue driving behavior in June is going to be fires, not snowpack. This year is shaping up to have the hottest Wintertime temperatures pushing earliest opening of the Sierra trails and resorts with the least amount of snow and rain recorded since the Western settlement of California.

JUNE 2015 REPORTS:
A very warm unsettled month of May has brought continued unsettled Weather conditions into June. The overnight temps have been above freezing since late May, and the tropical remnants of Blanca appear to be scouring the remaining snow off the South Sierra quite quickly on June 10.
I expect a regular groove to be cut by hikers through what snow remains in the South Sierra mountain Passes along the JMT by the start of June.

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June 24 2015 REPORTS:
ENSO activity seems to be tormenting the central-East US with tropical moisture appearing as tornadoes and T-storms. The "gunsight" that points this energy our way is not seasonally adjusted to point at the Sierra, but it looks like the "clip" is full.

This means that as Fall cooling beings these tropical flows could be pointed our way, if ocean heating trends continue.

Or not. We could just as easily maintain drought conditions. I put the chances at tropical El Nino Fall rains at 50-50 from today's perspective.

Bookends of High Sierra Experience

JUNE
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RECORD MINIMAL SNOW PACK

 

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2017

MASSIVE, RECORD SNOW PACK

 

2015 & 2016
ASSESMENTS

Tropical Thunderstorms, Rain and Snowstorms from supercharged El Nino torment lightly-geared PCT Hikers.
2015 NO THAW TO SPEAK OF: IT IS OVER.

2016 THAW PROGRESSING ON "TRADITIONAL," if a bit-A MONTH-earlier than "AVERAGE" SIERRA THAW TIMELINE.

 

The real danger of June is found between the swollen banks of rivers and even normally small placid creeks, surging with the power of the Spring Thaw. (Not this year)

During heavy Spring Thaws one can hear the grinding of unseen great granite boulders as supercharged river flows easily roll them downstream. (Not this year)

Carefully assess all river crossings, have contingency plans for being knocked down and losing your pack, and turn around if the dangers are too great. (All Years)

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