Snow levels look to be around the 7500 – 8000 foot level, dropping a bit on Saturday night. If it all comes together as forecast, snowfall ratios are on track to be in the 10-1 range for some decent May freshies.

As of late Wednesday morning, it looks reasonable to say there could be 5-10+ inches of snowfall from the weekend spring storm above the 9000-foot level. My take is that the 10 inches is on the high side of what Mammoth Mountain will see.

However, there is a bit of a moisture tap, as you can see in the image below. If the front can hold together and that moisture can work its way into the Sierra and over Mammoth Mountain, maybe those higher totals will be verified.

Mammoth Mountain Weather – 3-5 Day Recreational Forecast

If you’re heading out for an adventure, here is what to expect into Friday.

Temperatures at the ski area will be in the low to mid-50s by mid-morning, with overnight lows down into the upper 20s to lower 30s. Winds will be out of the Southwest at 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20-30 mph at times over the higher elevations.

Down in Mammoth Lakes, Crowley Lake and to Toms Place, temperatures will be into the mid to upper 60s, with overnight lows into the mid to upper 30s and light to calm winds. 

For Bishop, morning lows will be down into the low-to-mid 40s, with afternoon temperatures into the mid-70s to near 80, along with mostly light wind gusts.

Detailed Wind Forecast GIF below shows the light to moderate winds gusts at times backing off later on Friday only to pick up again on Saturday and become strong in the high country.

Temperature Forecast – Temperatures will cool off big time over the weekend and stay below average well into next week. With that trend towards cool the snow pack will continue be in very slow melt down mode until about mid month.

QPF Forecast from the ECMWF

Snowfall Forecast from the National Blend of Models