Tuolumne Meadows Weather

Tuolumne Meadows 8,619 ft

About 0.3″ of snow at Tuolumne Meadows (0–1.4″ likely) over the next 10 days.

Updated Oct 8, 10:43 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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Right now

Tuolumne · 8,619 ft

57°

Mostly Clear · H 71° L 32°

10-day snow: 0.3″; 0–1.4″
10-day precip: 0.55″; 0.10–1.01″

Next 10 days

Thu
10/8
71° 32°
Dry
Snow level 12.0k′
Fri
10/9
68° 28°
Dry
Snow level 11.0k′
Sat
10/10
55° 24°
💧 0.02″
Snow level 9.5k′
Sun
10/11
51° 20°
❄ Trace
💧 0.32″
Snow level 8.0k′
Mon
10/12
50° 18°
❄ 0.2″
💧 0.19″
Snow level 7.0k′
Tue
10/13
51° 21°
💧 0.02″
Snow level 8.0k′
Wed
10/14
57° 22°
Dry
Snow level 9.0k′
Thu
10/15
61° 33°
Dry
Snow level 9.0k′
Fri
10/16
54° 32°
Dry
Snow level 9.5k′
Sat
10/17
56° 33°
Dry
Snow level 10.0k′

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Full 10-day table and forecast in words

Tuolumne Meadows (8,619 ft): Thu 71°/32° and mostly clear, Fri 68°/28° and mostly clear, Sat 55°/24° and mostly clear. Snow over the next 10 days: about 0.3″ (0–1.4″ likely), from about 0.55″ of liquid precipitation. The weather models disagree, so confidence is low.

Thu 10/8
Mostly Clear
Hi / lo71° / 32°Snow—Precip—
Snow level 12,000 ft · Wind ESE 1 mph
Fri 10/9
Mostly Clear
Hi / lo68° / 28°Snow—Precip—
Snow level 11,000 ft · Wind S 2 mph
Sat 10/10
Mostly Clear
Hi / lo55° / 24°Snow—Precip0.02″0–0.05″
Snow level 9,500 ft · Wind SSW 10 mph
Sun 10/11
Partly Cloudy
Hi / lo51° / 20°SnowTraceup to 0.4″Precip0.32″0.06–0.57″
Snow level 8,000 ft · Wind SSW 9 mph
Mon 10/12
Mostly Cloudy
Hi / lo50° / 18°Snow0.2″0–0.9″Precip0.19″0.03–0.34″
Snow level 7,000 ft · Wind SW 2 mph
Tue 10/13
Mostly Clear
Hi / lo51° / 21°Snow—Precip0.02″0–0.05″
Snow level 8,000 ft · Wind —
Wed 10/14
Mostly Clear
Hi / lo57° / 22°Snow—Precip—
Snow level 9,000 ft · Wind SSE 2 mph
Thu 10/15
Mostly Clear
Hi / lo61° / 33°Snow—Precip—
Snow level 9,000 ft · Wind E 6 mph
Fri 10/16
Clear
Hi / lo54° / 32°Snow—Precip—
Snow level 9,500 ft · Wind —
Sat 10/17
Clear
Hi / lo56° / 33°Snow—Precip—
Snow level 10,000 ft · Wind —

Daily temperatures, sky, snowfall, snow level and wind for Tuolumne Meadows
Day	Tuolumne hi / lo	Sky	Snow, tuolumne	Precip, tuolumne	Snow level	Wind
Thu 10/8	71° / 32°	Mostly Clear	—	—	12,000 ft	ESE 1 mph
Fri 10/9	68° / 28°	Mostly Clear	—	—	11,000 ft	S 2 mph
Sat 10/10	55° / 24°	Mostly Clear	—	0.02″ (0–0.05″)	9,500 ft	SSW 10 mph
Sun 10/11	51° / 20°	Partly Cloudy	Trace–0.4″	0.32″ (0.06–0.57″)	8,000 ft	SSW 9 mph
Mon 10/12	50° / 18°	Mostly Cloudy	0.2″ (0–0.9″)	0.19″ (0.03–0.34″)	7,000 ft	SW 2 mph
Tue 10/13	51° / 21°	Mostly Clear	—	0.02″ (0–0.05″)	8,000 ft	—
Wed 10/14	57° / 22°	Mostly Clear	—	—	9,000 ft	SSE 2 mph
Thu 10/15	61° / 33°	Mostly Clear	—	—	9,000 ft	E 6 mph
Fri 10/16	54° / 32°	Clear	—	—	9,500 ft	—
Sat 10/17	56° / 33°	Clear	—	—	10,000 ft	—

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.

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