Alta Sierra is forecast to get no new snow over the next 7 days (11-day total: 0.1 inches), as of Oct 19 8 PM ET. Summit 6,646 ft: rain · Base 5,397 ft: rain.
The biggest snow day at Alta Sierra is Monday (0 inches). Days 6–11 are lower confidence.
Source: NOAA National Blend of Models; elevations from USGS 3DEP / SRTM. Methodology
0.1 in over the next 11 days at the nearest NBM cell. Days 6–11 are lower confidence.
Snow forecast from NOAA National Blend of Models (NBM). The National Weather Service does not endorse this site.
Summit 6,646 ft: rain · Base 5,397 ft: rain over the next 7 days.
| Day | Summit6,646 ft | Mid6,022 ft | Base5,397 ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 19 | 0" · 48° | 0" · 50° | 0" · 52° |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 0" · 49° | 0" · 52° | 0" · 54° |
| Wed, Oct 21 | rain · 44° | rain · 46° | rain · 48° |
Next 7 days: Summit 0" snow · Mid 0" · Base 0". Totals are NBM ASNOW at the catalog point, scaled by snow-level typing. How we forecast snow by elevation.
As of Oct 19 8 PM ET, the Alta Sierra snow level forecast (freezing level) is about 9,327 ft. Snow at or above that elevation; rain about 500 ft below it. Typical snow level this run: 9,327 ft.
As of Oct 19 8 PM ET, Alta Sierra: Summit 6,646 ft: rain · Base 5,397 ft: rain. Rain where the band sits below NBM snow level; snow above it.
As of Oct 19 8 PM ET, the Alta Sierra hourly snow forecast uses 1-hour NBM steps through day 2, then 6-hour steps. Next 3 days: summit rain; base rain. Next 7 days: summit rain; base rain.
| Band | 8 PM | 2 AM | 8 AM | 2 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | rain | rain | rain | rain |
| Mid | rain | rain | rain | rain |
| Base | rain | rain | rain | rain |
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Alta Sierra is forecast to get no new snow over the next 7 days (11-day total: 0.1 inches), as of Oct 19 8 PM ET.
The biggest snow day at Alta Sierra is Monday (0 inches). Days 6–11 are lower confidence.
Snow forecast from NOAA National Blend of Models (NBM). The National Weather Service does not endorse this site. Source: NOAA National Blend of Models; elevations from USGS 3DEP / SRTM.