Yosemite Lakes, California Weather
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Yosemite Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 7:25 AM PDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Clear later——83°58°—
- TuesdaySep 22Clear——84°60°+1°
- WednesdaySep 23Clear——95°67°+11°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——97°70°+2°
- FridaySep 25Overcast——92°64°-5°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast——91°68°-1°
- SundaySep 27Partly Cloudy——86°64°-5°
Air quality now AQI 208 · Very Unhealthy
AQI 208 (Very Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 217.5 µg/m³ (AQI 292) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 217.5 µg/m³ (AQI 292) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:27 PM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Yosemite Lakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 71°F (high 83°F, low 58°F), about the 72°F normal for Sep 21
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
16-Day Forecast — Yosemite Lakes
- Mon83°58°3%
- Tue84°60°2%
- Wed95°67°0%
- Thu97°70°0%
- Fri92°64°1%
- Sat91°68°1%
- Sun86°64°1%
- Mon87°60°1%
- Tue95°65°3%
- Wed100°70°8%
- Thu99°75°5%
- Fri99°76°6%
- Sat99°76°3%
- Sun101°76°6%
- Mon95°72°5%
- Tue92°69°6%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Yosemite Lakes
SPC includes Yosemite Lakes in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Yosemite Lakes
Yosemite Lakes sits in Madera County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 43m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 36m — a swing of +5h 7m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Los Angeles, the state’s largest city, lies about 226 miles to the SSE. The nearest town Yosemite Lakes tracks is Fresno, roughly 28 miles to the S.
Air quality in Yosemite Lakes
Air quality in Yosemite Lakes’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2025 (median AQI 50).
A year in weather
In Yosemite Lakes, July runs warmest near 80°F and December coldest around 46°F, while January is the wettest month (3.1 inches) and August the driest (0.0 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 3.1″ | 10 |
| February | 51° | 2.5″ | 9 |
| March | 54° | 2.5″ | 8 |
| April | 58° | 1.4″ | 5 |
| May | 66° | 0.5″ | 3 |
| June | 74° | 0.2″ | 1 |
| July | 80° | 0.0″ | 0 |
| August | 79° | 0.0″ | 0 |
| September | 74° | 0.1″ | 1 |
| October | 65° | 0.8″ | 3 |
| November | 54° | 1.2″ | 6 |
| December | 46° | 2.5″ | 9 |
Regional context
Similar climates Coarsegold, CA, Ahwahnee, CA, Oakhurst, CA
By the nearest station's NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Yosemite Lakes sees 47°F Januarys and 80°F Julys, a 33°F range, plus around 14.7 inches of precipitation across 56 days.
Cool-season fronts carry Yosemite Lakes's rain: January logs 3.1 inches on 10.2 days, against August's 0.0 inches on 0.2 — winter does the heavy lifting in Yosemite Lakes. That groups Yosemite Lakes with places like Coarsegold, CA, Ahwahnee, CA and Oakhurst, CA on the same cool-season storm track.
No NOAA freeze record sits close to Yosemite Lakes at Yosemite Lakes's elevation, so check Yosemite Lakes's frost dates locally before planting. December is Yosemite Lakes's coldest month at 46°F and July its hottest near 80°F.
Similar climates: Coarsegold, CA, Ahwahnee, CA, Oakhurst, CA, North Fork, CA, Friant, CA.
Frequently asked
- What is the rainy season in Yosemite Lakes?
- Yosemite Lakes sees its heaviest rain in January (around 3.1 inches), part of roughly 15 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Yosemite Lakes?
- On average July tops the year in Yosemite Lakes at about 80°F.
- What is the coldest month in Yosemite Lakes?
- The coldest stretch in Yosemite Lakes falls in December, around 46°F on average.
- How many rainy days does Yosemite Lakes get?
- Yosemite Lakes records around 56 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Yosemite Lakes?
- Because Yosemite Lakes bottoms near 46°F in December, that winter low sets Yosemite Lakes's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Yosemite Lakes?
- Yosemite Lakes's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Yosemite Lakes?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Yosemite Lakes in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Yosemite Lakes?
- Current conditions for Yosemite Lakes and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Yosemite Lakes forecast updated?
- The Yosemite Lakes forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Yosemite Lakes?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Yosemite Lakes are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Yosemite Lakes?
- The next few days in Yosemite Lakes's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Yosemite Lakes sits at 37.2°N; its climate zone is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Yosemite Lakes
- 93614