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Mammoth Lakes Basin Weather

8,950 ft

Updated Oct 16, 4:34 PM PDT

54°

Clear · H 55° L 37°

10-day precip
0.75″
0.46–1.00″ likely

❄ Snowfall · expected, in

Next 1–5 days

1.3″

Next 6–10 days

4.9″
  1. 0
    Tdy☀️55°37°
  2. 0
    Sat☀️55°36°
  3. 0
    Sun☀️54°34°
  4. 0
    Mon🌤47°30°
  5. 1.3
    0.02rainTue🌨39°28°
  6. 3.5
    0.09rainWed🌨33°29°
  7. 0.4
    0.02rainThu🌨35°26°
  8. 0
    Fri🌨37°24°
  9. 0.2
    Sat🌨46°23°
  10. 0.6
    Sun🌨46°24°
✓ Models agreeSnow at 8,950 ft, 10 days: 6.2″ (3.1–8.0″ likely)
ECMWF 6.0″ · AIFS 7.0″ · GFS 6.5″ · Canadian 4.8″
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About 6.2″ of snow at Mammoth Lakes Basin (3.1–8.0″ likely) over the next 10 days, mostly Tue–Sun. Snow level down to 7,600 ft Tue; much colder by Wed, highs near 33°.

  • Sunrise 7:05 AM
  • Sunset 6:17 PM
  • Air Quality 44 · 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 · lakes basin

Snow Level

☼ 9.6k'
☾ 9.9k'
☼ 9.7k'
☾ 9.8k'
☼ 9.5k'
☾ 9.4k'
☼ 8.6k'
☾ 7.9k'
☼ 7.6k'
☾ 7.9k'

Precipitation

Total (days 1–5): ~0.15″ (0–0.20″ possible)25–75%10–90%NWS

Snowfall

Total (days 1–5): ~1.3″ (0–1.4″ possible)25–75%10–90%NWS

Temp Trend

Precip Chance

Wind (6-hr)

Cloud Cover

Full 10-day forecast
  • Mammoth Lakes Basin (8,950 ft): Fri 55°/37° and clear, Sat 55°/36° and clear, Sun 54°/34° and clear. Snow over the next 10 days: about 6.2″ (3.1–8.0″ likely), from about 0.75″ of liquid precipitation. The weather models agree.

  1. Fri 10/16

    Clear

    Hi / lo55° / 37°Snow—Precip—

    Snow level 9,500 ft · Wind ENE 18 mph

  2. Sat 10/17

    Clear

    Hi / lo55° / 36°Snow—Precip—

    Snow level 9,500 ft · Wind ENE 8 mph

  3. Sun 10/18

    Clear

    Hi / lo54° / 34°Snow—Precip—

    Snow level 9,500 ft · Wind SW 10 mph

  4. Mon 10/19

    Mostly Clear

    Hi / lo47° / 30°Snow—Precip—

    Snow level 8,000 ft · Wind SW 24 mph

  5. Tue 10/20

    Partly Cloudy

    Hi / lo39° / 28°Snow1.3″0–3.6″Precip0.15″0–0.16″

    Snow level 7,500 ft · Wind SW 13 mph

  6. Wed 10/21

    Mostly Cloudy

    Hi / lo33° / 29°Snow3.5″0.2–5.0″Precip0.44″0.11–0.62″

    Snow level 7,500 ft · Wind ESE 10 mph

  7. Thu 10/22

    Mostly Cloudy

    Hi / lo35° / 26°Snow0.4″0–0.5″Precip0.07″0–0.07″

    Snow level 7,500 ft · Wind WSW 9 mph

  8. Fri 10/23

    Mostly Clear

    Hi / lo37° / 24°Snow—PrecipTraceup to 0.01″

    Snow level 8,000 ft · Wind SSE 8 mph

  9. Sat 10/24

    Clear

    Hi / lo46° / 23°Snow0.2″0–0.2″Precip0.02″0–0.02″

    Snow level 8,000 ft · Wind —

  10. Sun 10/25

    Clear

    Hi / lo46° / 24°Snow0.6″0–1.5″Precip0.07″0–0.16″

    Snow level 7,500 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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