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Independence Weather

Updated Oct 16, 4:34 PM PDT

78°

Clear · H 78° L 50°

💧 Rain · expected, in

Next 1–5 days

0.04″

Next 6–10 days

0.27″
  1. 0
    Tdy☀️78°50°
  2. 0
    Sat☀️78°52°
  3. 0
    Sun☀️79°51°
  4. 0
    Mon☀️76°49°
  5. 0.04
    Tue🌦68°45°
  6. 0.15
    Wed⛈️61°43°
  7. 0.04
    Thu🌦63°44°
  8. 0.01
    Fri🌦65°44°
  9. 0.02
    Sat🌦——
  10. 0.06
    Sun🌨——
✓ Models agreePrecip (liquid), 10 days: 0.31″ (0.12–0.42″ likely)
ECMWF 0.80″ · AIFS 0.91″ · GFS 0.47″ · Canadian 0.54″
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About 0.31″ of rain in Independence over the next 10 days (0.12–0.42″ likely), mostly Tue–Sun. Much colder by Wed, highs near 61°.

  • Sunrise 7:01 AM
  • Sunset 6:14 PM
  • Air Quality 45 · good

How this is made: the National Weather Service for days 1–7 (rescaled to this elevation), blended with the ECMWF, AIFS, GFS and Canadian ensembles for the ranges and days 8–10. See the raw models

Next 10 days · town

Precipitation

Total (days 1–5): ~0.04″ (0–0.04″ possible)25–75%10–90%NWS

Snowfall

No snowfall expected

Temp Trend

Precip Chance

Wind (6-hr)

Cloud Cover

No cloud cover data available
Full 10-day forecast
  • Independence (3,930 ft): Fri 78°/50° and clear, Sat 78°/52° and clear, Sun 79°/51° and clear. Precipitation over the next 10 days: about 0.31″ (0.12–0.42″ likely). The weather models agree.
  • Onion Valley (9,200 ft): Fri 52°/34° and clear, Sat 54°/38° and clear, Sun 54°/36° and clear. Snow over the next 10 days: about 6.4″ (2.1–8.8″ likely), from about 0.80″ of liquid precipitation. The weather models disagree, so confidence is low.

  1. Fri 10/16

    Clear

    TownOnion ValleyHi / lo78° / 50°52° / 34°Snow——Precip——

    Snow level 9,000 ft · Wind ENE 20 mph

  2. Sat 10/17

    Clear

    TownOnion ValleyHi / lo78° / 52°54° / 38°Snow——Precip——

    Snow level 9,500 ft · Wind ESE 9 mph

  3. Sun 10/18

    Clear

    TownOnion ValleyHi / lo79° / 51°54° / 36°Snow——Precip——

    Snow level 9,500 ft · Wind SSE 9 mph

  4. Mon 10/19

    Clear

    TownOnion ValleyHi / lo76° / 49°52° / 33°Snow——Precip——

    Snow level 8,500 ft · Wind SW 17 mph

  5. Tue 10/20

    Partly Cloudy

    TownOnion ValleyHi / lo68° / 45°43° / 29°Snow—1.2″0–1.2″Precip0.04″0–0.04″0.13″0–0.15″

    Snow level 8,000 ft · Wind S 19 mph

  6. Wed 10/21

    Overcast

    TownOnion ValleyHi / lo61° / 43°37° / 26°Snow—4.0″0.1–5.9″Precip0.15″0.03–0.20″0.51″0.09–0.72″

    Snow level 8,000 ft · Wind S 16 mph

  7. Thu 10/22

    Mostly Cloudy

    TownOnion ValleyHi / lo63° / 44°38° / 26°Snow—0.5″0–0.5″Precip0.04″0–0.04″0.07″0–0.10″

    Snow level 8,000 ft · Wind WNW 9 mph

  8. Fri 10/23

    Mostly Clear

    TownOnion ValleyHi / lo65° / 44°40° / 27°Snow——Precip0.01″0–0.01″0.01″0–0.01″

    Snow level 8,000 ft · Wind SSE 8 mph

  9. Sat 10/24

    Clear

    TownOnion ValleyHi / lo——Snow—0.2″0–0.2″Precip0.02″0–0.02″0.02″0–0.02″

    Snow level 8,500 ft · Wind —

  10. Sun 10/25

    Clear

    TownOnion ValleyHi / lo——Snow—0.5″0–1.3″Precip0.06″0–0.12″0.05″0–0.13″

    Snow level 8,000 ft · Wind —

Snow and precipitation (liquid: rain plus melted snow) are the expected amounts (the average across the models' members), with the likely range beneath; blue and green mark measurable snow and precipitation, amber wind of 25 mph or more. Forecasts combine the National Weather Service with the ECMWF, AIFS, GFS and Canadian ensembles.

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