Here are weather forecasts for areas that I frequently check. I usually use weather.gov, but if you know of other reliable sources or would like me to add other areas to this list, please let me know. If you’re looking for smoke information (from wildfires), start here: NASA Satellite Images
Eastern Sierra & the US 395 Corridor Weather Forecasts
Cloudripper & Vagabound Peak (Bishop Pass/Lake area)
Cottonwood Lakes & Horseshoe Meadows Area
- Cottonwood Lakes Weather Station: CDEC (great source for seeing weather trends, checking snow levels, etc)
- Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead: weather.gov || wunderground
- Chicken Springs Lake (campsite for CWP hikes):
- Cottonwood Lake # 3 (campsite for CWL hike): weather.gov || wunderground
- Mt. Langley Summit: weather.gov || wunderground
- Trail Peak: weather.gov || wunderground
Onion Valley
White Mtn Peak
Mt. Whitney
- Lone Pine
- Whitney Portal
- Lone Pine Lake
- Trail Camp
- Summit
- NOAA (subtract 5-10° d/t elev) || Mountain Forecast
Joshua Tree & Southern California Deserts Weather Forecasts
Carey’s Castle
Lost Palm Oasis/Mastodon Peak
Quail Mtn
Rabbit Peak
San Gabriel Mountains
Mt. Baldy
- NOAA || Weather.com
Cucamonga Peak
Icehouse Canyon
San Gorgonio Wilderness & Surrounding Area Weather Forecasts
Alto Diablo Peak (10,563’, forecast is @ 9,988)
Charlton Peak (10,806’, forecast is @ 9,942)
Keller Peak
- NOAA || Weather.com
San Bernardino Peak East (10,691′, forecast is @ 10,129′)
San Gorgonio Mountain (11,499’, forecast is @ 10,893)
- NOAA || Weather.com
South Fork Trailhead
Whitewater Canyon Preserve
San Jacinto Area Weather Forecasts
Black Mountain
San Jacinto Peak
SEKI (Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks) Weather Forecasts
High Sierra Trail POIs (ordered west to east)
- Crescent Meadow
- Kaweah Gap
- Precipice Lake
- Kern Hot Springs
- Guitar Lake
- Mt. Whitney Summit
Yosemite Weather Forecasts
Cloud’s Rest
Mt. Dana
- Mountain Forecast || NOAA (subtract 5-10° d/t elev)
Half Dome
Toulomme Meadows
Yosemite Valley
Coming soon: California 14’ers, Six Pack of Peaks, JMT POIs, Mammoth