Includes Mariposa, Madera, and Fresno County alonf with Yosemite National Park

January 10, 2024 - National Weather Service Hanford Office officials report a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the Sierra Nevada and higher foothill locations from 10:00 A.M.  Wednesday through 4:00 A.M. Thursday.

Expect total snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches in the highest elevations and 4 to 8 inches above 3,000 feet.

A dusting up to an inch of snow as low as 2,000 feet by late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.

Winds gusting as high as 65 mph along the Sierra Nevada crest.

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
545 AM PST Wed Jan 10 2024

Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra-
South End of the Lower Sierra-Yosemite NP outside of the valley-
Yosemite Valley-San Joaquin River Canyon-Upper San Joaquin River-
Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge-Kings Canyon NP-Grant Grove Area-
Sequoia NP-South End of the Upper Sierra-
Including the cities of Bass Lake, Coarsegold, Fish Camp,
Oakhurst, North Fork, Auberry, Camp Nelson, Tuolumne Meadows,
Wawona, Yosemite Valley, Devils Postpile, Florence Lake,
Lake Thomas Edison, Lake Wishon, Huntington Lake, Shaver Lake,
Cedar Grove, Grant Grove, Hume Lake, Giant Forest, Lodgepole,
and Johnsondale
545 AM PST Wed Jan 10 2024

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 12
  inches in the highest elevations and 4 to 8 inches above 3,000
  feet. A dusting up to an inch of snow as low as 2,000 feet by
  late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Winds
  gusting as high as 65 mph along the Sierra Nevada crest.

* WHERE...The Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to Tulare County at
  elevations around 3,500 feet on late Wednesday morning through
  the early evening. Snow levels lower to 2,500 feet Wednesday
  evening, and as low as 2,000 feet during the overnight hours
  into Thursday morning.

* WHEN...From 10 AM Wednesday to 4 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible with
  slick and snow-covered roads. Very strong winds could cause
  extensive tree damage in some areas, such as near the Sierra
  Nevada crest. Cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero are
  possible in the highest elevations that could cause frostbite
  on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling.

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.