If you’re heading up to Yosemite or the Shaver Lake area on Tuesday, be sure to take chains and cold weather gear.

The National Weather Service in Hanford has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Sierra Nevada north of the Kings River and a Winter Weather Advisory south of the river.

3/31/2025 10am Update:
Cold and windy conditions this morning with 7.5″ (19 cm) of #snow in the last day and 9.6″ (24.5 cm) in the last 2 days.

We’re expecting 2-4 feet of snow through tomorrow night, which should bring us close to hitting average on April 1!#CAwx #CAwater pic.twitter.com/FQhzmqUhJK

— UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab (@UCB_CSSL) March 31, 2025

Between 1 and 3 feet of snow is expected in Mariposa, Madera, and Fresno counties north of the Kings River. And, up to 10 inches could fall in Fresno and Tulare counties south of the Kings, NWS said in its Monday forecast discussion.

While most of the snow will fall at elevations of 6,000 feet and above, there will be a window of time in which the snow level falls to as low at 3,500 feet.

Rain in the Forecast, Too

The Monday evening forecast for Fresno calls for showers and the possibility of thunderstorms. There’s a 70% chance of rain Tuesday, most of which is expected to fall between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m.

A weather-making low-pressure trough is expected to give way to the arrival of a high-pressure ridge and afternoon highs reaching nearly 80 degrees by the weekend.

Remember when Fall met Winter last year? And now it seems Summer is meeting Winter this year. It’s like #MotherNature can’t make up her mind on any season and just wants them all together. #CAHighSierra #yosemite 📸 IG v_outdoors; @yosemitenation pic.twitter.com/2Ba6WWeW57

— California High Sierra (@cahighsierra) March 24, 2025