Weather Info
Here are a few links to area weather forecasts and info-
Primary Sources:
Winds Aloft @ Bishop Airport (BIH)
NOAA Forecast for BIH (Use the point forecast box on the lower right of the page for individual sites. This is the best forecasting method for surface winds)
Mammoth Mountain Wind Sensor current conditions on the top of Mammoth Mountain (sits in a venturi)
Soaring Forecast From BIH- top of lift and rate of ascent for Bishop Airport
White Mountain Weather Info- Weather station on the summit of White Mt.
Mt Barcroft Weather Info- Weather station high above the Paiute launch site
Mammoth Area General Forecast- Howard’s Page with great info
Mammoth Mountain summit NOAA - point forecast for the top of the ski resort
XC Skies- soaring forecasts and extensive info (a members only site)
US AirNet- Aviation forecast for BIH
Northern Sierra NOAA Discussion
Southern Sierra NOAA Discussion
Bishop Airport (BIH) automated weather update- (760) 872-2658
Mammoth Airport (MMH) automated weather update- (760) 934-6020
Secondary Sources:
Forecast Discussion (Southern CA)
Forecast Discussion (Northern CA)
Air Resource Laboratories- Latitude and Longitude needed
Haby’s Hints The Internet’s best resource for understanding weather
Windfinder.com- Forecast for Mammoth/Yosemite airport (MMH)
Soaring Predictor for area Launches (big thanks to Alan Crouse and Aaron Colby)
Edwards Air Force Base Lapse Rate (southern tip of the Sierra)
GFSx 700mb US maps (high/low pressure, vertical velocities, heights, temps, & vectors)
Climate Prediction Center (long[!] term forecasts)
California/Nevada BlipMap (Dr. Jack’s info)
Winds Aloft Reno, NV (Just NE of Lake Tahoe)
Winds Aloft Lancaster, CA (Winds aloft for the extreme southern Sierra zone)
Surface Pressure at Sea Level
Northern Sierra Observations (Slide Mountain)
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