No rain expected for Mariposa
Less than 0.10" of rain for Oakhurst
Less than 0.10" of rain for Yosemite Valley
November 16, 2019 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office says now that wet weather has become more of a possibility across parts of central CA. next wk, we've put together a preliminary map of expected rainfall from Wed into Thu eve.
Up to a few inches of snow could fall over the Sierra above 7000 feet.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 400 AM PST Sat Nov 16 2019 .SYNOPSIS... Dry weather will continue over the district through at least next Tuesday. A warming trend during the next few days will bring high temperatures to well above normal by Monday. A cooling trend will follow for the remainder of next week with the possibility of wet weather Wednesday and Thursday, mainly over mountains and desert. && .DISCUSSION... Satellite imagery continues to show low clouds over the south end of the San Joaquin Valley and adjacent slopes. Expect these clouds to linger into the early morning hours then dissipate with daytime heating and a drier easterly flow. An upper ridge of high pressure over the eastern Pacific will begin to build inland today for some slight warming over yesterday. High temperatures in the SJ Valley are forecast to be around 70 degrees today, which is right around 5 degrees above climatological normals for mid November. The ridge will continue to strengthen over the region into early next week. Temperatures will warm further both Sunday and Monday, with mid 70s across the SJV on Sunday and upper 70s to around 80 on Monday. High temperatures on Monday are forecast to be around 15 degrees above climo in some areas. Models agree with an upper trough dropping down over the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday. This will break down the ridge over CA and start a cooling trend. Model confidence is increasing as they are converging on a closed low forming over central/southern CA next Wednesday. High temperatures are forecast to lower to at or even slightly below normal next Wednesday with clouds and possibly a little wet weather. The best chances for precipitation will be over the mountains and desert next Wednesday and Thursday. Early estimates suggest a tenth to a quarter of an inch of rainfall is possible, with 1-3 inches of snowfall above 7000 feet. The upper low shifts east by Friday for a return to dry weather. && .AVIATION...IFR/LIFR ceilings can be expected along the valley facing slopes of the Tehachapi mountains until about 12z Saturday with local MVFR ceilings at the south end of the San Joaquin Valley. Areas of MVFR visibilities in haze are likely over the remainder of the San Joaquin Valley with local IFR in fog between 13z and 17z Saturday. VFR conditions will prevail elsewhere over the central California interior during the next 24 hours.Source: NWS
