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What average time of day for thunderstorms?

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What average time of day for thunderstorms?

Postby BrendanSF » Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:10 pm

I know nobody can predict what will happen any given day, but on average, what time of day have the recent T-storms been showing up in Yosemite? I'm planning a loop hike up Four Mile Trail, to Sentinel Dome, then down the Panoramic trail. My plan is to summit Sentinel by 11am and head down right away, to avoid becoming a human lightning rod.

I stayed home this past weekend but this coming weekend looks like more of the same.
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Postby oakroscoe » Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:35 pm

My experience has been in the late summer, like August, that there are in the afternoon. 3-5pm would be your best shot for them. This early in the season, if storms are coming in, it could be at any time. I just talked to my friend that lives in Groveland and I'm told they have had thunderstorms all last week.
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