Projected rainfall totals for Mariposa: 3.00" to 4.00"
Projected rainfall totals for Oakhurst: 3.00" to 4.00"
Projected rainfall totals for Yosemite Valley: 4.00" to 6.00"
November 29, 2019 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports another strong winter storm system will bring widespread precipitation to the central California interior beginning Saturday Afternoon and continuing through Monday Afternoon.
Significant snowfall will occur over the mountains.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 343 AM PST Fri Nov 29 2019 .SYNOPSIS... Steady snowfall in the Sierra Nevada will taper to snow showers as a storm system moves away from Central California this afternoon. A warmer and wetter storm system will impact the forecast area, starting Saturday afternoon and persisting into Monday. Most of this precipitation will fall Saturday night through Sunday night. && .DISCUSSION... An upper-level area of low pressure will be centered near the California/Nevada border this morning. This atmospheric disturbance may be responsible for an additional four to eight inches of snow in the Southern Sierra Nevada this morning. Precipitation will become more showery in nature this afternoon as the area of low pressure aloft moves to the northeast. An Eastern Pacific ridge of high pressure will approach the west coast of the United States tonight. This ridge of high pressure will progress eastward across California Saturday. A storm system will remain offshore of the west coast of the United States Saturday night into early next week. Prolonged southwesterly flow will continue to feed abundant moisture into Central California. This will be a warmer storm system, with snow levels around 7000 feet. Three to six inches of rainfall is conceivable in the Southern Sierra Nevada foothills and the Southern Sierra Nevada below 7000 feet. Forecast confidence is increasing regarding the potential for several feet of high elevation snow. Rain amounts the San Joaquin Valley will decrease from north to south. One to one and a half inches of rain is possible in Merced, Madera, and Fresno Counties. One half of an inch to inch inch of rain is conceivable in Kings and Tulare Counties. One quarter of an inch to one half of an inch of rain is possible in Kern County. The majority of precipitation will fall Saturday night through Sunday night. The aforementioned storm system will finally move onshore Tuesday night or Wednesday. Any precipitation Monday night through Wednesday should not be heavy. A brief break in precipitation is expected Wednesday night through Thursday night as a ridge of high pressure progresses eastward through the Western United States.Source: NWS
