Or perhaps read these general info pages:
- U.S. Naval Observatory's sunrise and moonrise calculator (complete tables one year at a time).
- D'Arcy Straub's Weather Hazards in the Colorado Front Range essay.
- Mary Gilbert's Thunderstorm Prediction essay.
- Plymouth State University Meteorology Program Cloud Boutique (descriptions).
- See also the Avalanche Links page and the CSAC avalanche center.
AccuWeather.com
http://accuweather.com/
Very-long-term forecasts and current conditions, seems more accurate and definitely more clear than some others.
For example:
precipitation radar for CA,
15-day or
hour-by-hour forecast for South Lake Tahoe.
The Weather Underground, Inc.
http://www.wunderground.com/
Search by zipcode or place-name, get the latest info for any specific area.
Use 'history' link to get plots and statistics. Another nice feature is links to forecasts for other nearby places.
For example: Mammoth Lakes forecast, or
South Lake Tahoe current conditions
Intellicast.com
http://www.intellicast.com/
Weather with lots of maps and popups, click on map for specific city forecast.
California Data Exchange Center, California Cooperative Snow Surveys
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/weather.html weather forecasts, especially good for storms
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow/ snowpack, reservoirs, and precipitation totals
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/queryStation.html search for automated stations
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryFx?BSH Bishop Pass automated station
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryFx?TMM Tuolumne Meadows automated station
This agency is responsible for responding to floods in California.
The Query pages (for automated stations) have a 'plot' link at the bottom which can graph temperatures, etc.
California Department of Transportation (CalTrans)
http://www.dot.ca.gov Road closures, downloadable maps, etc.
For example: general highway info, or
pass closures
US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
ftp://ftp.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/data/snow/update/ca.txt
California Snow Depth chart
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/textversion/state/ca.html, All NOAA California forecast pages.
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/ca/discussion.html, Discussion of meteorology and weather model data.
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/ca/special.html, Special weather statements - pretty right on.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/, National Weather Service (click map for local forecast and sattelite images)
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/hnx/, National Weather Service page covering the Sierra Nevada
http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/raws_ca_monitor.cgi?rawsflag=290&state=HNX&type=&orderby=n, search for specific automated stations
http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?stn=TUMC1&time=PDT, Tuolumne Meadows station
Yahoo.com Weather
http://weather.yahoo.com/
Search by zipcode or place-name, e.g. 'Lee Vining'
and get the latest info for any specific area.
For example:
http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/Mammoth_Lakes_CA_US_f.html
(Said to be the only sierra mountain station is Mammoth Lakes.)
The Weather Channel
http://www.weather.com/
Used to have pages for places like Kings Canyon, now must enter city or zip code.
(and may have to allow popups and cookies before using click maps)
Lycos.com Weather
http://weather.lycos.com/
Enter major city or zip code, get current conditions and 7-day forecast.
For Example: http://weather.lycos.com/?location=bishop
Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, Weather and Climate Data
http://wxmaps.org/
http://wxmaps.org/pix/forecasts.html
Hemispheric forecast based on modeling - the REALLY BIG PICTURE.
MammothWeather.com - by realtor Howard Sheckter
http://www.mammothweather.com/
Maps, streaming audio, the Dweeb Report, graphs,
links to snow guages,
all sorts of stuff from a local enthusiast.
magnifeye.com
http://www.magnifeye.com
Real-time weather and traffic cameras, from Sacramento to Tahoe.
WeatherBug
http://www.aws.com/
http://web.live.weatherbug.com/
Live weather feed based on zip code, they want you to install a toolbar for continuous updates.
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