882
FNUS76 KHNX 041956
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR 20260504-022...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1256 PM PDT MON MAY 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS REMAIN EXPECTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON OVER YOSEMITE NP WITH
OBSERVED THUNDERSTORMS IN MONO COUNTY THIS MORNING. SHOWERS THAT
CONTINUE TO TRACK INTO THE PARK THIS AFTERNOON HAVE POTENTIAL
TO CAUSE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING, SMALL HAIL, GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS, AND INCREASED RAINFALL RATES. RATES AT TIMES IN THE NEXT 2-3
HOURS CAN APPROACH 0.1 TO 0.2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW LEVELS LARGELY
ABOVE THE SPOT ELEVATION HAS A 90 PERCENT CHANCE FOR RAIN AS
PRECIPITATION TYPE, BUT THERE IS A 10 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SNOW.
AS SHOWERS MOVE IN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS, VISIBILITIES WILL
REMAIN AT LESS THAN A HALF MILE WITH CEILINGS LESS THAN 500 FEET
THROUGH 5 PM. AFTERWARDS, CEILINGS IMPROVE TO 2000 FEET AND
VISIBLITIES IMPROVE ABOVE 3 MILES. BOTH PARAMETERS REDUCE AGAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE WEST AROUND
5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH RIDGETOP WINDS ALSO FROM
THE WEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SNOW LEVEL..........7100-7900 FT.
FORECASTER...MCCOY
REQUESTED BY...PELLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2612666.0/HNX
.DELDT 05/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MICHELLE_PELLETTE@NPS.GOV
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