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Spot Forecast for 20260504-022...NPS

National Weather Service Hanford CA

1256 PM PDT Mon May 4 2026



Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1300 PDT on May 04. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...

Showers remain expected for this afternoon over Yosemite NP with

observed thunderstorms in Mono County this morning. Showers that 

continue to track into the park this afternoon have potential

to cause cloud-to-ground lightning, small hail, gusty and erratic

winds, and increased rainfall rates. Rates at times in the next 2-3

hours can approach 0.1 to 0.2 inches per hour. Snow levels largely

above the spot elevation has a 90 percent chance for rain as

precipitation type, but there is a 10 percent chance for snow. 

As showers move in over the next few hours, visibilities will

remain at less than a half mile with ceilings less than 500 feet 

through 5 PM. Afterwards, ceilings improve to 2000 feet and

visiblities improve above 3 miles. Both parameters reduce again

after midnight. Surface winds are expected from the west around

5 mph this afternoon and evening with ridgetop winds also from

the west around 10 to 15 mph. 





.REST OF TODAY...



Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain showers and 

                    chance of thunderstorms. 

Chance of pcpn......90 percent. 

Max temperature.....53-55. 

Min humidity........79-84 percent. 

Surface winds (mph).West winds 5 to 6 mph. 

Surrounding ridge...West winds 10 to 15 mph.  

Snow level..........7100-7900 ft. 



$$

Forecaster...MCCOY

Requested by...Pellette

Type of request...SAR

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.DELDT 05/04/26

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.EMAIL michelle_pellette@nps.gov