Model estimate for 2:00 PM PDT (no recent station report)

Lee Vining, CA weather

Sunny and 50°10°, 10°6° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 25°−4°; Dry · down to 17°−8° by 12 AM
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Air quality: 12Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 31°−1° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 9 AM
Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h Monday from noon

This afternoonNear 51°11° · Clear
TonightDown to 34°1° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 59°15° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 35°2° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	1%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	34%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	32%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	32%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	35%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 42°6°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	56%	20%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	52%	39%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	50%	40%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	44%	41%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	38%	46%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	30%	52%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	24%	59%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	21%	41%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	21%	21%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	22%	46%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	25%	60%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	28%	67%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	36%	71%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	41%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 52°11°)	39°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	69%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	66%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 49°9°)	35°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	65%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 49°9°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	44%	63%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 48°9°)	30°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	41%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 48°9°)	28°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	46%	40%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 49°9°)	27°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	47%	41%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 50°10°)	27°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	48%	43%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 50°10°)	27°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	49%	44%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 48°9°)	23°−5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	48%	34%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 45°7°)	24°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	47%	6%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	30°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	45%	7%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	35°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	19%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	33%	6%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	27%	19%	4
Mon 12p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	22%	6%	5
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	19%	5%	5

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 30°−1°. Typical 62°17° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 52. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
30°−1°–35°2°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 33°1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 31°−1°. Typical 62°17° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 33°1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 57°14°, low 28°−2°. Typical 62°17° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
28°−2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 33°1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 59°15°, low 31°−1°. Typical 61°16° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 33°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 31°−1°. Typical 61°16° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
31°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 32°0°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 51°11°, low 28°−2°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Snow 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Low, likely
28°−2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 46°8°, low 25°−4°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Snow 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Night: A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
25°−4°–36°2°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 32°0°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 30°−1°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 35°2°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 28°−2°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Low, likely
25°−4°–34°1°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 28°−2°. Typical 59°15° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–53°12°
Low, likely
24°−4°–34°1°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 47°8°, low 31°−1°. Typical 59°15° / 31°−1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–56°13°
Low, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 31°−1°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 52°, low 30°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 60°, low 31°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 28°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 43–59°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (REV) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Green Creek (CA) near Bridgeport

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Virginia Creek (CA) near Bridgeport

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Deadman Creek (CA) at Big Springs

17 mi

Level: 6.3 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Robinson Creek (CA) at Twin Lakes

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 14 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 67% less heating than a typical week.

This week 42Typical 127

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 31
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 25°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Lee Vining · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1988–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+4°+2°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+3°+2°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
−4°−2°FriOct 23
−4°−2°SatOct 24

Lee Vining weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:23 PM; Morning 6:57–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:33 PM; Morning 6:47–6:57 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:33 PM–6:48 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southwest from Lee Vining. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,000 ft, 1 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lee Vining, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Green Creek (CA) near Bridgeport

Virginia Creek (CA) near Bridgeport

Deadman Creek (CA) at Big Springs

Robinson Creek (CA) at Twin Lakes

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon