Monday 7/7 Sunny, with a high near 60. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Monday Night 7/7 Clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tuesday 7/8 Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Tuesday Night 7/8 Clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Wednesday 7/9 Sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Wednesday Night 7/9 Clear, with a low around 41. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Thursday 7/10 Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Thursday Night 7/10 Clear, with a low around 44. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Friday 7/11 Sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Friday Night 7/11 Clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Saturday 7/12 Sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Saturday Night 7/12 Clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Sunday 7/13 Sunny, with a high near 66. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Mt Ritter Weather Conditions
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THE ANSEL ADAMS WILDERNESS spans an area of 231,533 acres. Elevations within the wilderness range from 3,500 ft at Hells Half Acre along the Middle Fork San Joaquin River, to 13,157ft at the summit of Mt. Ritter. It is arguably some of the most beautiful landscape to be found anywhere in the world.

The wilderness was renamed from the Minarets Wilderness to honour the famous landscape photographer and environmentalist by the 1984 California Wilderness Act. The 1984 law also more than doubled the size of the Minarets Wilderness, extending it south from its original southern boundary in the vicinity of Hemlock Crossing and Devils Postpile all the way to its current extent near Lake Thomas Edison.

Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak along with the Minarets are awe inspiring for climbers and outdoors men of all types. John Muir considered the alpine beauty in this area to be unsurpassed by any other terrain in all the range. He also considered Ediza Lake to be the most beautiful of all the multitudes of lakes in the Sierra.

The below report is at the 10,591 ft level. It will give you a good idea of the weather conditions at camping spots such as Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, and Ediza Lake.

Tuesday  11/10  Sunny, with a high near 45. Wind chill values as low as 22 early. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the morning.
 
Tuesday Night 11/10  Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 33. Wind chill values as low as 25. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
 
Veterans Day 11/11  Sunny, with a high near 45. Wind chill values as low as 26 early. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
 
Wednesday Night 11/11  Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Wind chill values as low as 20. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
 
Thursday 11/12  Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
 
Thursday Night 11/12  Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
 
Friday 11/13  A 20 percent chance of snow after 10am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
 
Friday Night 11/13  Snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy, with a southwest wind around 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
 
Saturday 11/14  A 30 percent chance of snow before 10am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
 
Saturday Night 11/14  A 20 percent chance of snow after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
 
Sunday 11/15  A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
 
Sunday Night 11/15  Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
 
Monday 11/16  Snow likely. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 22. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Above Weather Report Powered by the National Weather Service

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Psalm 8:3-9
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

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