About
The person behind the forecasts and how I think about them.
My name is Noé! I came to the Eastern Sierra 6 years ago for the summer hiking, and stayed for everything else it has to offer. A big part of that is the community here.
I started self-teaching weather during the big winter, and learning to sniff out the pattern in the short, medium and long-range.
In November 2024, I started a group chat with a few of my friends where I would send my thoughts about the weather outlook in the Eastern Sierra. From there, it grew organically into a community of hundreds of Eastside locals. I started writing my discussions as a way to help myself and a few of my friends plan their lives around weather windows, but suddenly found my discussions were helping a larger community of people plan their day-to-day and adventures.
My goal with Eastside Weather is to offer practical, honest guidance about the outlook in our unique microclimate. I want the discussions and tools on the site to be useful to Eastside locals and visitors alike.
My approach to forecasting is cautious optimism, grounded in ensembles, teleconnections, and a broad view of atmospheric circulation. I focus on helping people interpret what the forecast actually means for skiing, climbing, hiking, travel, and day-to-day life in the Eastern Sierra.
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Eastside Weather is a passion project, but keeping it running comes with steady monthly costs: hosting, data feeds and the servers that crunch the model runs. Right now the site costs more than it brings in. Whatever you chip in goes straight back into keeping it going and building new tools.