Updated 7:00 A.M. :
Mariposa
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. South wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely. The rain could be heavy at times. Cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Monday
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 58. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Monday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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"
October 20, 2021 - The National Weather Service Hanford Office reports a strong storm system will impact Central California Sunday afternoon through Monday, resulting in widespread precipitation.The majority of this precipitation will fall late Sunday night and Monday.
Intense rainfall rates are conceivable in the Sierra Nevada below 9,000 feet and in the Sierra Nevada foothills late Sunday night and Monday, leading to the threat of mudslides, rockslides, and debris flow flooding, particularly in recently burned areas.
Two to four feet of snow is possible in the Sierra Nevada above 9,000 feet.
Source: NWS
