Yosemite today has perfect clear skies with the mornings being very cold, in the 20's. The days are starting to warm up a bit with most of the snow melted on the sunny side(North Side) of Yosemite Valley. On the shady side (South Side) where the sun never shines there is a nice frost build up that makes for some nice photos.

Look for a possible small storm coming in on Saturday night and then clear skies for most of next week.

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The clouds are rolling in and it looks like more weather on the way for the weekend. A small storm is predicted for Friday with heavier rain and snow for Saturday.

Todays photo shows the snow covered Oak Trees in Yosemite Valley on 12/9/09

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The weather this fall has been nothing short of perfect with clear blue skies, no control burns!, and warm temperatures. It looks like this is all going to end as a series of storms is forecast to start in on Monday. Get ready for a light storm on Monday and then some heavier storms starting on Wednesday with the snow level down to 5,000'.

We do need lots of rain and snow as it has been a very dry fall and the Badger Pass Ski Area is to open on 12/18 if conditions permit. The Glacier and Tioga Pass Roads are closed for the winter. The Glacier Point road will open to Badger Pass on the 18th.

Todays photo shows El Capitan and the blue sky from yesterday, 12/4/09

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Yesterdays short snow storm dumped several inches of fresh snow above 7,000 feet and a trace down to 5,000'.  Today was clear and the sun melted most of the snow down low but it was still hanging in the trees and on the cliffs up high.

The Tioga Pass and Glacier Point Roads are closed. If it stays nice they may reopen but with more storms forecast for later next week this could be it for the winter.

Today's photo is from Hwy 120 looking east towards Yosemite Valley and you can see the snow up high on the rim of the valley and on Sentinel Dome.

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