Recent weather in Yosemite - did you get rained on?

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Mr_T

Trad climber

Northern California

Topic Author's Original Post - May 17, 2018 - 08:18pm PT

The weather report has shown rain showers nearly every day except today (Th). It shows the same pattern going forward.

If anyone has been up in the valley, were you rained on (Mon - Th)? Trying to calibrate the weather report (weather.gov). It looks like there was a tiny amount on Sun: https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=hnx&sid=YYVC1&num=72&raw=0

Also, I'm trying to get up onto Liberty Cap next week.

Thanks

Ed Hartouni

Trad climber

Livermore, CA

May 17, 2018 - 08:36pm PT

in general, the probability is higher as you go east towards the Sierra crest...

my experience is that 20% POP probably means you aren't going to get rained on, but I've been rained on in the past...

I was there last Friday and Saturday and we could see that it was probably raining somewhere, but not exactly there.

hooblie

climber

from out where the anecdotes roam

May 17, 2018 - 08:42pm PT

as regards the weather, accept no substitutes

NutAgain!

Trad climber

South Pasadena, CA

May 17, 2018 - 11:22pm PT

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. And have a backup plan!

Mr_T

Trad climber

Northern California

Topic Author's Reply - May 18, 2018 - 10:38am PT

Thanks. It's more of, hiking up to Liberty Cap, getting sogged, and rapping off is not so much fun. Esp. if I could have stayed down canyon and been dry.