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Mariposa and Yosemite Valley Weather for Friday, March 29, 2024
Note: Valid at 6:00 A.M.
Note: Wind Advisory in effect from Friday, March 29, 03:00 PM PDT until Friday, March 29, 11:00 PM PDT
Rain today/tonight with up to 1.50" possible. Possible wind gusts today up to 25 mph increasing to 30 mph during the evening hours. Mostly cloudy and cooler with a high temp of around 50 degrees and a low temp of around 41 degrees. Yosemite Valley: Rain and snow showers today/tonight with around one inch of snow possible. Mostly cloudy and cooler with a high temp of around 45 degrees and a low temp of around 32 degrees. Mariposa high temp for yesterday was 56.5 degrees with a low temp of 38.5 degrees. The SST rain gauge recorded 0.76" by Midnight. A two day total of 0.84" Wind gusts up to 15 mph yesterday. Mariposa weather for Saturday: Daytime/evening rain with less than 0.10" possible. Mostly cloudy with a high temp of around 54 degrees and a low temp of around 40 degrees. Future high temps for Mariposa: Sun.: 57 degrees. Mon.: 63 degrees. Tue: 68 degrees. Mariposa future rain chances: Sat.: 80% chance of showers with less than 0.10" possible. Sun.: 20% chance of rain.  Thu.: 20% chance of rain.


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fire ok   

Friday, March 29, 2024
As of 6:00 A.M.
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Permit NOT Required from CAL FIRE
Permit May Be Required from Mariposa County 

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Summary:

Above normal temperatures this winter.

Below normal precipitation expected with the greatest precipitation deficits occurring in Southern CA.

Near to slightly above normal offshore wind events rest of the winter.

A weak to approaching moderate strength La Niña until spring.

Weather Discussion

February 5, 2018 - The month of January was very warm and dry overall, but one strong storm brought heavy rain to Southern California during the second week of the month. Unfortunately, this storm produced a strong southerly wind component, assessment 7resulting in extreme rainfall rates over the Thomas Fire burn scar. Mudslides, flooding and debris flow claimed more than 20 lives as well as causing widespread property damage and destruction across Santa Barbara County. Outside of this lone storm system, rainfall over the area was well below normal in January. Weaker storms reached the central part of the state during the first half of the month which produced some snowfall at higher elevations.

At the time of this writing, a strong ridge is stationary over the Eastern Pacific and 10-14 day models show little change in its position well into February. Another dry period during the height of rainy season begs the question of whether this is just another dry streak, or if this ridge foreshadows an exceptionally dry finish to the rest of the winter.

Current evidence suggest that there is little in our favor to support an abrupt turn toward a wet late winter or spring. There is a weak La Niña ongoing with the Niño 3.4 region running about 0.7° C below normal. The Climate Prediction Center calls for the La Niña to gradually transition toward neutral through the spring. Therefore, the ENSO index will remain in an unfavorable status the rest of the rainy season as there is a tendency for weak La Niña’s to be as dry, or even drier, than strong La Niña’s – particularly for Southern California.

Other global factors which may hinder precipitation include a strong blocking pattern over the northern Atlantic, resulting in below normal sea-ice coverage and downstream troughing over the eastern half of North America (it has been a cold winter east of 95° longitude across the CONUS). This blocking pattern may be reinforcing the frequent ridges across the West.

The Pacific Decal Oscillation is also in a negative state, but barely, at the time of this writing. There is still a tongue of warmer water moving toward the Gulf of Alaska, but it is less pronounced than it was back in November. This might be an indication that the PDO is becoming neutral.

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Therefore, it is possible the factors which may have been aligned to produce dry weather so far this winter may be waning. But it is very unlikely that the long-duration events depicted above will dissipate in time to allow for more normal amounts of precipitation this winter. But there is the possibility that the precipitation deficits seen so far this winter may not be as extreme in March and April. In other words, the rainy season, while still likely to finish far below normal in terms of precipitation, may not be as ridiculously dry heading into spring.

The Pacific North America pattern (PNA) which has been positive much of the past few weeks may be showing some signs of turning negative – at least according to some model ensemble members. A positive PNA in conjunction with a negative Eastern Pacific Oscillation (EPO) may have caused the blocking pattern which has kept the area dry (Figure 2). The latest iteration of the CFSv2 offers a glimmer of hope that this pattern may break down. While February looks bone dry across the state, March may be slightly less dry (Figure 3). The NMME and other long range models show a similar prognosis.

Offshore wind events are expected to continue to occur in a slightly above normal rate of 2-3 per month. Due to the possibility of a weakening of the PNA, a less amplified pattern may lead to fewer such events later this winter and spring. This winter has seen some of the strongest offshore wind events in recent years and there remains the possibility of one or two very strong wind events occurring during the next 3 months. Temperatures will remain above normal throughout the outlook period.


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Fuels and Drought Outlook

The strong storm in early January caused live fuels to wake from their dormancy with some new growth occurring on native grasses and shrubs. But how long the growth will continue is very much in question with a dry and warm February looming ahead. It is possible that the new grass crop may quit growing soon and cure well before the end of the month at lower elevations south of Monterey and Fresno Counties. Were this to happen, even a wetter March would not change the fine live fuel conditions much over the southern half of the district. It seems quite likely at this time that the grass crop this year will be very sparse compared to last year. However, higher elevations and the northern part of the district may see live fuel growth continue into spring.

With the lack of much of a grass crop, there may not be a distinct spike in fire activity that is usually seen in May. Instead, due to record low dead fuel moisture and the widespread and heavy loading of dead fuels, elevated large fire potential may slowly expand further northward and upward in elevation during the spring months. By the end of May, all but the northeast corner of Monterey County and the highest elevations of the Sierras may see well above normal fire potential.

The drought will likely expand greatly over the area this winter and spring. Southern California is generally not classified as an area which experiences “Flash Drought” but with precipitation of under 33% of normal possible over the next month or so, the effects may be similar to those seen in other parts of the country. Subsoil moisture will be very low in coming weeks due to the dry weather and increasing solar angle and longer daylight hours. The severity of the drought may jump from D1-D2 to the extreme category in short order, if the very warm, dry and frequently windy weather continues into the spring.

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Source: Predictive Services