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WEATHER FORECAST FOR YOSEMITE VALLEY AT THE 3,998 FT LEVEL

Tuesday  12/5  Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
 
Tuesday Night 12/5  Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East wind around 5 mph.
 
Wednesday 12/6  Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 59. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 
Wednesday Night 12/6  Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 
Thursday 12/7  A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
 
Thursday Night 12/7  A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm. Snow level 4500 feet lowering to 4000 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
 
Friday 12/8  Sunny, with a high near 53. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
 
Friday Night 12/8  Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
 
Saturday 12/9  Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the morning.
 
Saturday Night 12/9  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
 
Sunday 12/10  Partly sunny, with a high near 60. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the morning.
 
Sunday Night 12/10  Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
 
Monday 12/11  Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.

Ellery Lake Tuolumne Meadows
In the image  to the left above you can see frozen Ellery Lake (9,489 feet) The Lake is located along the Tioga Road just below the Tioga Pass (9,943 feet) This photo was taken on June 6th, 2010 (opening day for the Tioga Pass Road that year).

When the Tioga Pass Road opens varies from year to year (depending on weather and snow conditions). Tioga Pass is the Eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park. It is the highest highway pass in California and in the Sierra Nevada.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUOLUMNE MEADOWS AT 8,650 FT
Check out the big temperature drop when comparing the higher elevation of Tuolumne Meadows to the Valley Floor's forecast as noted above.

Tuesday  12/5  Sunny, with a high near 48. Wind chill values as low as 28 early. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
 
Tuesday Night 12/5  Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 19. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
 
Wednesday 12/6  A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 10am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. Wind chill values as low as 15. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
 
Wednesday Night 12/6  A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 8. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
 
Thursday 12/7  A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
 
Thursday Night 12/7  A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
 
Friday 12/8  Sunny, with a high near 35. West wind around 10 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
 
Friday Night 12/8  Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
 
Saturday 12/9  Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
 
Saturday Night 12/9  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
 
Sunday 12/10  Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
 
Sunday Night 12/10  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
 
Monday 12/11  Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Above Weather Report Powered by the National Weather Service
Shasta Lake Helen

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Psalm 103:11-13
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;  for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field; the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.



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