Projected rainfall totals from Saturday through Tuesday for Mariposa: 3.00" to 4.00"
Projected rainfall totals from Saturday through Tuesday for Oakhurst: 3.00" to 4.00"
Projected rainfall totals from Saturday through Tuesday for Yosemite Valley: 3.00" to 4.00"
March 14, 2020 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports a series of storm systems will impact Central California starting by this evening and continuing into early next week.
Significant snow will be likely in much of the Sierra Nevada this weekend through early next week.
Light snow accumulations are possible Tuesday at pass levels in Kern County, including Tejon Pass along Interstate 5 and Tehachapi Pass along Highway 58.
The majority of this precipitation will fall on Sunday through Monday afternoon.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hanford CA 333 AM PDT Sat Mar 14 2020 .SYNOPSIS... Dry weather will prevail across most of Central California today. A storm system will meander off the coast of the Golden State tonight into the middle of next week. Precipitation will slowly spread southward across Central California tonight through Sunday night. Widespread precipitation is expected throughout the forecast area early next week. && .DISCUSSION... A low pressure system will move southward, just off the coast of the Pacific Northwest today. Precipitation associated with this storm system should generally remain north of Central California today. Ahead of this approaching low pressure system, strong, gusty southerly winds are expected this afternoon into tonight in most of the San Joaquin Valley, in the West Side Hills, and in the Southern Sierra Nevada foothills of Mariposa, Madera, and Fresno Counties. A Wind Advisory is in effect for those locations. The aforementioned storm system will slowly progress southward, just of the coast of the Golden State tonight through early next week. Precipitation associated with this storm system will slowly spread southward through Merced, Mariposa, and Madera Counties tonight. Precipitation should make it as far south as Fresno County Sunday. Widespread precipitation is expected throughout Central California early next week. Winter Storm Warnings and Watches are in place for the Southern Sierra Nevada above 4000 feet. The snow level should drop below pass levels in the Kern County mountains Monday night. This may set the stage for a particularly difficult travel day Tuesday across the highest elevations of Interstate 5 and Highway 58. One to three inches of snow is conceivable on Tejon Pass and Tehachapi Pass Tuesday. A Winter Weather Advisory may be needed for the Kern County mountains for Monday night into early Wednesday morning. A short wave ridge of high pressure should build over the Golden State Wednesday night through Friday night, resulting in a period of dry weather. The next storm system may impact Central California next weekend.Source: NWS