Home A - Z FAQ Bookstore Art Prints Online Library Discussion Forum Muir Weather Maps Lodging About Search
CalHotels.US--online reservations now CalHotels.US Lowest Hotel Rates Guaranteed. Click Here For Yours!
Hotel photos, maps, reviews, & discount rates.

U.S. Hotels in California (Yosemite, L. A., San Francisco ), AL, AK, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, FM, GA, GU, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OK, NV, MH, MP, NM, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, PR, PW, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, VI WA, WV, WI, WY

[Yosemite]

Best Weather Website

Hiking, backpacking, running, biking, climbing, rafting, and other human-powered activities in Yosemite National Park

Moderators: Wickett, dan

Best Weather Website

Postby ExileOnMainSt17 » Thu Sep 03, 2020 1:09 pm

Hey everyone,

I'm about 2 weeks out from a 5 night trip in the Vogelsang/Cathedral Range area of Yosemite, so it's about time to start looking at the weather forecasts. What sites and stations do y'all think are best for my location?

Thanks!
ExileOnMainSt17
Newbie
Newbie
 
Posts: 8
Joined: Wed Aug 12, 2020 5:07 am

Re: Best Weather Website

Postby robow8 » Thu Sep 03, 2020 4:12 pm

This page from Yosemite's site uses the weather service's forecasts, which are as good as anything else.
https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/weathermap.htm
robow8
Very frequent poster
Very frequent poster
 
Posts: 78
Joined: Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:43 pm

Re: Best Weather Website

Postby huynguyen1 » Thu Sep 03, 2020 4:53 pm

I agree w/robow8 that NOAA is great for weather (you can click on the map for forecasts in that area): https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.849920000000054&lon=-119.56766999999996#.X1F-n55Kg-U
I also like Windy.com for additional atmospheric conditions: https://www.windy.com/?37.699,-119.516,11
Alertwildfire.org for webcams, although not any good ones for Yosemite: http://www.alertwildfire.org/tahoe/inde ... &v=81e002f
Caltopo.com for maps and some terrestrial conditions: https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=37.6963 ... r&n=1,0.25
huynguyen1
Frequent poster
Frequent poster
 
Posts: 47
Joined: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:46 pm

Re: Best Weather Website

Postby AlmostThere » Thu Sep 03, 2020 5:00 pm

all the weather websites get their info from NOAA.

I like NOAA's click-to-zoom map to dial into a specific area.
AlmostThere
Veteran-poster
Veteran-poster
 
Posts: 2077
Joined: Fri May 15, 2009 6:57 pm
Location: Central Valley California

Re: Best Weather Website

Postby Phil » Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:44 pm

Yeah, I use NOAA too. You can type in Yosemite and get the Valley. As AT says, from there go to the map and enlarge it. You can zoom down pretty tight and get fairly specific. Then move your cursor over your target area, click, and it will give you an adjusted and fairly accurate point forecast that accounts for location, altitude, etc.

You would probably be surprised by how much weather variation there can be within a short distance with everything considered.
Phil
Veteran-poster
Veteran-poster
 
Posts: 1335
Joined: Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:02 am
Location: Healdsburg, Ca

Re: Best Weather Website

Postby huynguyen1 » Fri Sep 04, 2020 8:58 pm

Phil wrote:You can zoom down pretty tight and get fairly specific. Then move your cursor over your target area, click, and it will give you an adjusted and fairly accurate point forecast that accounts for location, altitude, etc.


Good to know. I never realized it was dialed in that precisely, although it's pretty obvious now that you mention it. Thanks!
huynguyen1
Frequent poster
Frequent poster
 
Posts: 47
Joined: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:46 pm

Re: Best Weather Website

Postby huynguyen1 » Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:14 pm

Just when you thought things weather-related could hardly get worse: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/12/91230132 ... ed-at-noaa.
huynguyen1
Frequent poster
Frequent poster
 
Posts: 47
Joined: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:46 pm

Re: Best Weather Website

Postby balzaccom » Sun Sep 13, 2020 6:40 am

Animal Farm...
Check our our website: http://www.backpackthesierra.com/
Or just read a good mystery novel set in the Sierra; https://www.amazon.com/Danger-Falling-Rocks-Paul-Wagner/dp/0984884963
balzaccom
Veteran-poster
Veteran-poster
 
Posts: 1700
Joined: Sat Nov 22, 2008 7:51 am
Location: Napa CA


Return to Yosemite Hiking & Backpacking

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 8 guests

cron