WOW! It’s the end of August already and you really didn’t think we were going to escape the clutches of Summer without one last heat wave, did you? Through the week and into the Holiday weekend, strong high pressure will build in over UT/NV, with an H5 anticyclone eventually centering near Las Vegas. As the week progresses, surface temperatures will be on the rise, with H5 heights reaching 593 – 595 dm. That translates to 104° by Saturday in Bishop and 83° in Mammoth…DMATT

Bishop and The Owens Valley (KBIH elev. 4121 ft / 1246 m)