Bishop Weather
Bishop 4,150 ft · Bishop Pass 11,972 ft
About 0.5″ of snow at Bishop Pass (0–2.8″ likely) and 0.20″ of rain in Bishop over the next 10 days, mostly Sun.
Updated Oct 8, 10:44 AM PDT
Latest Outlook
Hurricane Rachel and a Possible Cutoff Low: Will the Sierra Get In On It?
My friends... Today is another stunner of a day on the Eastside! The next few days should stay warm and dry. Then, early next week, a delicate forecast is in store as several ingredients come together. I've been working on my own tools for interpreting uncertainty in forecasts, and this is the perfect opportunity to put them to work! Two complex factors are at play on Sunday going into Monday. The first of those is a trough diving down from the north, bringing in some cooler air. It's not certain how far south it will dig or if it closes into a cut-off low. The second ingredient is Hurricane Rachel, which is recurving and will send its remnant moisture very near to the coast of Southern California. The most likely outcome is that this moisture impacts parts of Southern California and the Desert Southwest, bringing snow to the high terrain of Utah and the Great Basin. There's currently a lower chance that some moisture wraps up into this trough, impacting the Sierra. IF this did happen, it could bring us modest rain and some snow. As of now, this is just something to keep an eye on!
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Town · 4,150 ft
74°
Clear · H 89° L 52°
- 10-day precip
- 0.20″
- 0–0.57″
- 10-day snow
- None
Bishop Pass · 11,972 ft
48°
Mostly Clear · H 57° L 37°
- 10-day snow
- 0.5″
- 0–2.8″
- 10-day precip
- 0.39″
- 0.01–0.81″
Next 10 days
Thu
10/8
89° 52°
Bishop Pass 57°/37°
Dry
Snow level 12.0k′
Fri
10/9
87° 48°
Bishop Pass 53°/35°
Dry
Snow level 11.5k′
Sat
10/10
82° 42°
Bishop Pass 44°/28°
❄ Trace
💧 0.01″
Snow level 9.5k′
Sun
10/11
72° 37°
Bishop Pass 40°/22°
❄ 0.2″
💧 0.17″
Snow level 8.5k′
Mon
10/12
65° 33°
Bishop Pass 38°/21°
❄ 0.2″
💧 0.02″
Snow level 7.0k′
Tue
10/13
66° 34°
Bishop Pass 40°/26°
❄ Trace
💧 Trace
Snow level 7.5k′
Wed
10/14
72° 38°
Bishop Pass 43°/26°
Dry
Snow level 9.0k′
Thu
10/15
73° 39°
Bishop Pass 47°/24°
Dry
Snow level 9.0k′
Fri
10/16
64° 45°
Bishop Pass 40°/23°
Dry
Snow level 9.0k′
Sat
10/17
67° 47°
Bishop Pass 44°/25°
Dry
Snow level 9.5k′
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Full 10-day table and forecast in words
- Bishop (4,150 ft): Thu 89°/52° and clear, Fri 87°/48° and mostly clear, Sat 82°/42° and clear. Precipitation over the next 10 days: about 0.20″ (0.00–0.57″ likely). The weather models disagree, so confidence is low.
- Bishop Pass (11,972 ft): Thu 57°/37° and mostly clear, Fri 53°/35° and mostly clear, Sat 44°/28° and clear. Snow over the next 10 days: about 0.5″ (0–2.8″ likely), from about 0.39″ of liquid precipitation. The weather models disagree, so confidence is low.
Thu 10/8
Mostly Clear
TownBishop PassHi / lo89° / 52°57° / 37°Snow——Precip——Snow level 12,000 ft · Wind ESE 9 mph
Fri 10/9
Mostly Clear
TownBishop PassHi / lo87° / 48°53° / 35°Snow——Precip——Snow level 11,500 ft · Wind SE 9 mph
Sat 10/10
Clear
TownBishop PassHi / lo82° / 42°44° / 28°Snow—Traceup to 0.4″Precip0.01″0–0.04″0.02″0–0.10″Snow level 9,500 ft · Wind SSW 21 mph
Sun 10/11
Partly Cloudy
TownBishop PassHi / lo72° / 37°40° / 22°Snow—0.2″0–1.5″Precip0.17″0–0.35″0.29″0–0.54″Snow level 8,500 ft · Wind SW 23 mph
Mon 10/12
Mostly Cloudy
TownBishop PassHi / lo65° / 33°38° / 21°Snow—0.2″0–0.7″Precip0.02″0–0.17″0.08″0.01–0.16″Snow level 7,000 ft · Wind SW 12 mph
Tue 10/13
Mostly Clear
TownBishop PassHi / lo66° / 34°40° / 26°Snow—Traceup to 0.2″PrecipTraceup to 0.01″Traceup to 0.02″Snow level 7,500 ft · Wind SSW 9 mph
Wed 10/14
Clear
TownBishop PassHi / lo72° / 38°43° / 26°Snow——Precip——Snow level 9,000 ft · Wind SW 8 mph
Thu 10/15
Mostly Clear
TownBishop PassHi / lo73° / 39°47° / 24°Snow——Precip——Snow level 9,000 ft · Wind SW 7 mph
Fri 10/16
Clear
TownBishop PassHi / lo64° / 45°40° / 23°Snow——Precip——Snow level 9,000 ft · Wind —
Sat 10/17
Clear
TownBishop PassHi / lo67° / 47°44° / 25°Snow——Precip——Snow level 9,500 ft · Wind —
Snow and precipitation (liquid: rain plus melted snow) are the multi-model median with the likely range (25th–75th percentile). Forecasts combine the National Weather Service with the ECMWF, AIFS, GFS and Canadian ensembles.
Roads
- US 395: No restrictions
- SR 168: No restrictions
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