COUNTY – The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) reports that thunderstorms developing over the Sierra Nevada Crest from Tulare County northward into Madera County are the start of a weather pattern that’s expected to persist into the weekend. Weather at higher elevations may include small hail, dangerous lightening, heavy rain and gusty winds.

SIERRA NEVADA – The National Weather Service in Hanford has issued an urgent winter weather message for the Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to Kings Canyon and Tulare County Mountains. Travel in the higher elevations is said to be dangerous at this time.

MADERA COUNTY – The first significant weather system of the season will impact the region Friday afternoon, Oct. 31, through Saturday afternoon, Nov. 1. A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for the southern Sierra Nevada above 6,000 feet. The National Weather Service says snow accumulations from this storm will range from just a few inches in the higher ...

Long ago, our ancestors relied on the skies above them and shadows on the land to mark the passage of time, using elements of nature as both their clock and calendar. Even now, as the golden Sierra light deepens in the late afternoon, we are able to watch the location of sunset and sunrise, and note the length of day ...