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Updated Sun Jan 6: Add your Jan 5 2008 storm pics or video to this [WWW]PikiWiki page ... (open page, click on Edit).

NOAA/NWS/NRL Satellite and Radar Imagery


ATTN: CW4253 is Bear Valley. Always check time stamp, note Zulu/UTC time is 8 hours ahead of PST (F5 key ensures latest image):
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GOES WaterVapor West Sat Image
SFBay NWS Radar
Sacramento NWS Radar
Reno NV NWS Radar
Northern Cal Radar Summary (weather.cod.edu)
Sierra Nevada Visible Sat (NRL)
Eastern Pac Water Vapor (NRL)
Eastern Pac IR/WV/LowCloud (NRL)

Live Weather Data from Bear Valley


[WWW]Real Time weather data updated every 3 seconds from a Davis Vantage Pro2 weather station, located on Quaking Aspen Road, Bear Valley. Click on the Webcam button to see the snow gauge. Note: The rain gauge is accurate only above freezing temps and that melting snow (in the rain bucket) will show up as rainfall. For snowfall, check out the snow gauge on Webcams, which has a red line for every foot. The 10' mark is at the top of the '10' and the other depths are just below their numbers.
NOTE: for Bear Valley residents, note that the above Real Time weather page gives you three temperature indications from three separate temperature sensors: [WWW]Forecast and Detailed Weather Data Updated every ten minutes automatically, you can find all the details you want about current weather conditions.
The weather station is now feeding live data into NOAA's Mesonet network. You can also find NOAA reporting this weather station at [WWW]Bear Valley CW4253 NOAA
and if you look in the Bear Valley vicinity of this [WWW]NOAA surface observation map you'll find the Bear Valley weather station there as well.
[WWW]Bear Valley Ski Resort hourly conditions as reported from weather instruments on the Mountain at Bear Valley Ski Resort. Useful for snowfall rate in the winter, though data updated hourly, at best... it's not unusual for this to be down for days at a time, esp during the winter when it's useful. Check [WWW]here for a great page on bearvalley.com about their weather instrumentation.

Ebbetts Pass (Hwy 4) 8700' elevation weather [WWW]weather
Snow Depth at [WWW]Bloods Creek.

[WWW]Caltrans Hwy 4 Conditions Check here before heading up Highway 4.

Weather Data from NOAA, NWS, misc


[WWW]Wunderground weather... real time data coming from this Bear Valley Wiki weather station.
[WWW]SNOW-FORECAST.com 0-3 days out most accurate forecast of snow vs rain ... see other snow-forecast links below
Official NWS Forecast for [WWW]Bear Valley. More pinpointed forecast than in Detailed Weather Data link up above.
[WWW]Intellicast radar analysis. Integrates snow level vs precip... take a look.
[WWW]Sierra Avalanche Center report, from Truckee Ranger Station.
[WWW]Short term and current conditions from Sacramento office.
[WWW]24 hr Jetstream forecast. Useful to see if it's a warm or cold storm.

Satellite Goodies: New NOAA Ridge Radar snaps (really improved graphics): Current graphics for NOAA national [WWW]precipitation forecast and [WWW]fronts/baro pressure.

Probability of SNOW > 4" in next [WWW]24 hours and in next [WWW]48 hours.

[WWW]Sierra Crest (near Lake Tahoe) at 8700 feet, hourly weather data.
[WWW]Squaw Valley (High Camp) at 8200 Ft, hourly weather data.
[WWW]Reno Atmosphere wx data vs altitude, find altitude of freezing temps. Click Text for easier reading.

Forecast [WWW]discussion from NOAA forecasters in NWS Sacramento. The snow-forecast.com site is now usually more accuate than the NWS itself.
Forecast [WWW]discussion from NOAA NWS Reno, NV
Forecast [WWW]discussion from NOAA NWS San Francisco

[WWW]Climate Prediction Center from NOAA - National Weather Service - Long range forecasts

[WWW]Forecast from snow-forecast.com and [WWW]Snowfall forecast from same. Hit the play button to see the rollout of snow events from today to 3 days from now. The site used to have a red dot for Bear Valley but seem to have lost it, again.

Links


Weather in [WWW]Saratoga (add your city here)
Want to learn more about weather... here is one of the [WWW]best web sites on all things weather.

NRL satellite images courtesy of [WWW]Naval Research Lab in Monterey, CA. For more images and edu-info, see [WWW]satellite meteorology.

Arnold-Blue Lake Springs: [WWW]Real-Time Weather


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2008-01-02 08:26:23   Tony: you may at least be partially right here. First storm arrival is delayed til later on Thursday with moderate snow during the day and heavy snow and winds hitting that night. The 'epic' storms then roll in Friday and Sat. We may miss the powder dump this time but it will be good for the mountain and backcountry conditions moving forward —SteveTroyer

2008-01-02 17:32:55   Dweeb also is not predicting a record storm... read his account of THE recent huge storm at Mammoth... epic. But I'm happy that the mountain and the Sierra range get gifted some snowpack! —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-03 15:44:41   it's almost 4pm and nary a snowflake to be seen. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-03 16:10:40   Tis due later, as it moves across silly. This first wave is a little more behaved, but I do believe the one Fri/Sat will do what the Dweeb's predict. I went on a grocery run, so am ready !! —SusiLewis

2008-01-03 16:39:37   I think NWS/NOAA have been overcompensating for govt performance on Katrina by taking a very conservative view on forecasts, such that practically no weather event was not conceived in the forecast... the trouble is the forecasts are proven so off most of the time, nobody will pay attention any more. Also, strange that digital radar show strong echoes over our area, yet not even a flake is falling. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-03 16:56:42   So there isnt gonna be a storm on Fri.? Everyone wants to have to power out at school. Soooo, wats gonna happen do u think FOR sure? —IsabellaZuccarino

2008-01-03 17:34:59   Good luck Suz. Frm this side of the country it looks like a great storm with tons of snow. Now lets hope it won't be the only storm for the year. We had -14 this morning. lol —KelleyZiehlke

2008-01-03 17:41:29   Flakes are falling. wind is blowing. K- so nice to hear from you and that you still track US. T- you are sounding like a pessimist. Keep faith we will packing trails on the hour tomorrow/sat/etc. —SusiLewis

2008-01-03 17:52:06   Susi, lol, I just want what NWS promised... it's still dry out there... RH is still only 65% and just fell a bit. Strange... radar shows something solid in the upper atmosphere... —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-03 18:05:55   Is channel 13 (sacto) making up stuff? they show sideways snow. It is still just coming..according to dopplar. wish you were here to hear the wind. —SusiLewis

2008-01-03 20:48:26   actually I am here... and the weather data shows practically no wind up here on QA, and snow is about 1/10"... storm 1 of 3 is basically a dud. Maybe it split off... by my family in San Jose reports little rain so far from this storm as well. Let's see about 2 and 3 now. I think NWS scared everyone off from a good ski day tomorrow. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-03 22:46:30   1 of 3 was not supposed to be anything.......but the prelude. So let's sit back and watch. Do you need to shovel? How long are here for? Then...............I hope you get a deluge while you are here. Cuz when you go, we still enjoy the parade of Mo Nature. And when you return, we are still here. T love where you are, no matter where that is. Breathe deep ....it is never better than this. —SusiLewis

2008-01-04 07:23:21   Here it comes, at 0700 in the Bay Area, it is a bonifide storm! Get ready BV, it's coming your way. —BobRynd

2008-01-04 07:26:55   at 0722 we have 93% RH, highest I have seen here. Light snow. Light winds. Nothing remotely close to a blizzard... I am getting up to hit the hill at 9am pronto.... —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-04 08:13:37   0812, snow is now icreased to moderate, flakes are larger, still winds are not bad as of yet. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-04 10:02:57   The Dweeb Report has not backed down on amounts. And now Reno says up to 200 mph winds over the ridges. YIKES! —SusiLewis

2008-01-04 12:52:45   I had to call it quits myself on the slopes...Kuma top was howling, horizontal snow sand blasting my face. I was glad to get off Kuma... I was sure it would auto shutoff given the gusts... snow was blowing up from the ground straight into the sky... never seen something like that before, and I hail from the Windy City. Snowfall is about an inch/hour now. 4 might close, all the chairs are shutdown, so it's back to work for today... hope the power stays on. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-04 13:00:59   Tony, More to come. It's still hammering the Bay Area. 89 mph gust in Los Gatos. Streets flooded, cars spinning out, cats living with dogs, it's a mess. —BobRynd

2008-01-04 14:01:25   Bob, that's funny, one of my fav lines as well. We've had several gusts over 30mph, and the snow flakes are getting larger... I'd call this a fairly decent snowstorm now. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-04 14:22:33   record low barometer... might dip below 29.3" adjusted... never seen that in my few winters up here. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-04 14:47:40   Here in south San Jose, we have had 3.6 inches today (flat lands - not mountains) ..unheard of! We also had a barometer reading of 29.15 earlier (now at 29.23). —SamRaimondi

2008-01-04 16:42:58   barometer low was 23.249 inches around an hour ago. impressive low pressure. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-04 19:03:17   Isn't today the 5th? why are these posts a day late? —SusiLewis

2008-01-04 19:05:34   EUUCCHHH. never mind. My new fandangled calendar starts with a Monday, which goofs me up. sorry, all is well. so now, I find I have postdated my bills I just paid. I knew I lost a day or so, but that is ridiculous. Me, I mean. Cabin fever, anyone???? —SusiLewis

2008-01-04 23:26:44   Hey guys hang in there - Not like it's something we didn't all see before when we were younger! heh heh.....Anyway we are drowning in it down here in SoCal. Cheers and Fire In The Hole Boys! —BillDiehl

2008-01-05 00:02:24   snow has stopped.... I see some stars nin the sky, so some clearing has occurred. Certainly was not a huge storm here in terms of snowfall. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-05 07:24:55   still lite snow as of 7am Sat. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-05 07:29:00   today would have to be an avalanche danger... yesterday around noon I was cutting across Monte Wolf run and felt the snow and me slide down a bit across the hard and icy pack underneath. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-05 07:50:58   coming down decently now... medium size flakes... this would make for good powder. Hence I will go dig the snowmobile out.. hope the deep paddles will get me up and out of the front yard. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-05 08:34:56   skys breaking up... some sunshine coming through... probably be on/off snow/sun all day. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-05 08:37:09   news keeps talking about 10 feet 'before its all over' ... no way... maybe 5 new feet in BV by Mon AM is my prediction. WHich is still decent. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-05 08:42:05   Kuma and, later, Polar Express are all that is open this morning. that could make for Tahoe size lift lines.... —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-05 16:55:38   lift lines were light and plenty of powder was to be had... even though the wind was howling, and snow was being compacted into drifts it was still great. I lost a ski on Porridge Bowl on a huge tumble... some good samaritan stopped to calculate where the ski (w/leashes mind you) might have submerged upslope... he found it nearly right away... I had been poling around for 20 minutes and becoming worried I would have to ski down on one sk. This kind of weather is what makes Bear Valley great.... —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-05 17:45:53   btw, thanks to Bear Valley mountain operations for keeping mostly everything operating... I was glad to hear the avalanche mortars this morning (they are really loud!) as I rode up on Kuma... —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-05 17:57:16   power glitched off for 2 seconds... back on... cell signal also lost momentarily... so if you don't see weather data updates, you can guess why. If we don't lose power during this storm, I'll be amazed. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-05 18:34:37   Well, now, aren't you having the ultimate Mt adventures Tony! Good for bailing wire, good for fellow skiers, and good for you to be here to enjoy all this. Bad note.... you reminded me I haven't checked on my car in two days. uh oh. But am parked at the T, so it shouldn't be too bad. (ha). Will check it out tomorrow I guess. If I am bored after packing trail (again). :o> —SusiLewis

2008-01-05 18:42:49   a PikiWiki page I made with some pics I took during this storm: [WWW]http://pikiwiki.com:80/ews/editor.jsp?2jFyEEeK7mejzlkbT80UxoA —TonyZuccarino

Tony, Sorry to hear about your wiper. Sounds like I have my work cut out for me next time I come up - digging out snowmobiles. Shoveling snow is great exercise but no good for the lower back. On the bright side the skiing must be awesome and the whoopdeedoos have to be gone on bear valley road.

2008-01-05 22:06:48   BV road w/be in perfect shape once they groom it... I have not heard the groomer go by on QA all afternoon/evening. If anyone is coming up and is digging out snowmobiles from pre-Thur's storm, you got some serious work ahead of you. The Thur nite/Fri AM storm was so close to freezing that it put down a 1" coat of ice over cars and snowmobiles. I had to hack off lots of this ice just to open the car door, and to start the snowmobile... some of you may not even have an indication where you sled is, by the time this storm and grooming is all done. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-05 22:27:56   Nice big dump like days of olde. Be patient with the patrol and give them plenty of time after the storm to get the Grizz ready. It takes a lot of hand charges and a lot more risk since the days of the 75mm cannon to get it right. I sure do miss doing avalanche control with the boys (and girls) of the BV Pro Patrol! Better get back to digging that car out Suzi....heh heh.... —BillDiehl

2008-01-05 22:58:55   Oh Big Diel...so good to hear you chime in. Even in SoCal......your heart rings true. How are the burned areas coping ? Did you all get deluged? My car will be fine....it has seen this before. and, so have I. I get more exercise in winter. That is a good thing. Take care :o> —SusiLewis

2008-01-05 23:00:16   Diehl.....Deal..........whatever. It is a big deal, ya? —SusiLewis

2008-01-06 07:50:22   snowing lightly on/off... relative humidity seems to be falling slowly. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-06 09:06:18   Swoozi I mean Suzi, Yeah all is well here. Put another log on the fire and wax the shovel! And now in my best brother Bob voice: heh heh heh... —BillDiehl

2008-01-08 15:17:55   6" at this hour on Tollgate rd, in the Village. I swear I get more than the Mt sometimes. This is a nice, quiet storm. Folks are still digging out, so this may not be welcome, but we will get our 'break' after Wed in time for a glorious weekend. —SusiLewis

2008-01-22 17:38:20   Susi, what's the snow report... ? Has it/is it been snowing? —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-22 21:41:10   I don't know about Bear Valley, but we've had snow off and on all day here in Arnold; we've picked up about 6" so far and the radar indicates more on the way tonight. —KeithWinter

2008-01-23 00:36:53   yep. on and off all day. Will let ya know what the nigh does when I get up in the morn. This thing is spinning and holding, so who knows what will drop. It is a curious storm, ya? So far I see 6 plus inches from today. Thanks for asking. It is so quiet, I wondered who would care. —SusiLewis

2008-01-23 07:22:49   Another 5" - 6" overnight here in Arnold. We could get two feet or more before this thing moves off. —KeithWinter

2008-01-23 09:17:55   nice... 'I'll be up this weekend. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-23 10:06:02   Going out to 'find' my car and pack a trail to the T..... Then I can give a report on how much since yesterday morning. —SusiLewis

2008-01-23 20:13:48   weird, weird, weird. Arnold getting more snow than up here? I should knock on wood. —SusiLewis

2008-01-24 14:50:46   Susi are the clouds avoiding my snow gauge, or is it actually snowing up there.... or is the snow compacting super fast after it falls. Another question: how comes the snow gauge shows little accumulation, but I feel like I am shoveling 3ft of new snow off the porch ??? What's the news up there? —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-24 16:17:34   I do think your gauge gets a little less than areas more out in the open??? There is 6" new and it is accumlating faster this later afternoon. There are low and high spots of snow around my yard, not sure why some areas accumulate more than others. My deck rail 'measurements' are pretty accurate. —SusiLewis

2008-01-24 16:19:27   I am studying my 'yard' to figure out the best place to put a snow stake like you have. I may make it somewhat portable, in case a better spot comes up. This is a summer project of course. —SusiLewis

2008-01-24 19:21:00   don't forget to place the snow gauge/stake so that you can webcam it 24x7.... —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-26 08:57:19   seems like yesterdays storm completely missed BV.... —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-26 09:23:36   That last pattern was weird...a spinner, that just twirled around and around and dumped, instead of being pushed East. This next one looks pretty promising. All in all you have new powder to plow through! —SusiLewis

2008-01-27 12:16:47   pretty good storm this one... the snow last nite was a bit wet, it's colder now and it's less sticky. —TonyZuccarino

2008-01-29 10:24:04   Reveling still in a nice trail a snowcat built yesterday, but my trail in/out from house was a bugger to rebuild yesterday, so need to keep up with it more today etc. may as well leave my snowshoes on all day! the banks to toss snow over are getting epic. —SusiLewis

2008-02-03 17:06:28   Too hard to give an official depth but it was at least 3' NEW. I looked UP at my 'trail steps —SusiLewis

2008-02-03 17:08:38   ...at the end of my porch and just had to wade in to start packing UP and out. It was totally uphill and burrowing to begin to pack out a trail. Incredible DUMP !!! It is a mess in the parking lots, but managed to dig out and find a fairly clear spot, now as people are leaving. Burned 10,000 calories today. ENOUGH already ! —SusiLewis

2008-02-03 19:56:24   I swear (and so do most everyone that had to dig out today) that 3' was accurate, but I see the Mt says 2' in 24 hours. All in all it was a helluva lot of snow over 2 days. —SusiLewis

2008-02-03 20:13:54   Susi, I feel for you... can't wait to get there and dig out this week. —TonyZuccarino

2008-02-13 22:22:07   Yikes - hate the wind without weather. wind chill has dropped bigtime. every crack in the house is widened tonight. So, there goes the false Spring. Hello..... return of winter. At least in a week or so...it will be back, jack. —SusiLewis

2008-02-17 07:14:42   just took the dogs out at 7am... it is going to be one NICE day today... I am going to be at the mountain for the open. I daresay it smells a bit of spring out there, and that bird's call (sounds like a loon) can already be heard. —TonyZuccarino

2008-02-17 15:20:20   This is a 'teaser' Spring spell. Don't count on it lasting, yet. That lovely sun has sure made our depths 'sink' a bitl Must be lots of oozing water underneath it all that will turn to ice, once again. Next chance of 'winter' is coming soon. —SusiLewis

2008-02-20 09:18:16   5" by 8 am - still coming. —SusiLewis

2008-02-21 19:20:55   I noticed that BVMR has the "Hourly Conditions" back up and recording data. —BobRynd

2008-02-22 09:11:23   The Mt data is good to have back again. It seems easier to read also. My gauge matches their count this morning 12" since noon yesterday. —SusiLewis

2008-03-15 07:13:44   8" by 8 am this morning. cold too! —SusiLewis

2008-05-01 13:27:57   The Spring water surveys are in and it doesn't look good for this year for run-off. Combined with last year.... ouch. I noticed just last weekend the grazing lands at the Orvis Ranch were already turning browm. Usually at this time of year it is rolling pastures of green. [WWW]http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/05/01/state/n122812D08.DTL&tsp=1 —BobRynd

2008-05-03 09:19:21   Bob, thanks for the link. I had heard the 'bad' news, and know it is melting with not much hope of filling to the top, any resevoir. Talked with Bruce O a week ago, and he said it didn't look good, if we don't get any Spring rains for the interior. —SusiLewis

2008-05-05 20:18:46   just what I needed today... more good news. —TonyZuccarino