FORECAST FOR THE OWENS VALLEY, MAMMOTH AND MONO COUNTY
PROVIDED BY DENNIS MATTINSON
EASTERN SIERRA WEATHER FORECASTER
KSRW 92.5 / 96.5 FM AND TV-33

WEDNESDAY, 10-DEC-08, 7:01

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTODAY AND THURSDAYWITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING SOME 3- 5 DEGREES FROM TUESDAY. FRIDAY LOOKS TO BE THE LAST MILD DAY FOR AWHILE AS WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE A DRAMATICPATTERN CHANGEIN OUR WEATHER. STARTING ON SATURDAY A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE WESTERN USA WITH SHOWERS BEGINNING ONSATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WE CAN EXPECTBELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURESWITH THE POTENTIAL FORSNOW LEVELSTO DROPTO THE VALLEY FLOORS. THE NEXTCOLDERWAVEWILL MOVE THROUGH ONMONDAY INTOTUESDAYAND RIGHT NOW THIS SYSTEM LOOKS STRONGER AND WETTER THAN THE WEEKENDS WITH THE ONGOING POSSIBILITY FOR VALLEY SNOW. THERE IS STILL A LITTLE TIME TO ASSESS THE SITUATION, BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE HIGH COUNTRY COULD SEE A REAL GOOD SHOT OF SNOW WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGHS AROUND 63. CALM WIND.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THEMID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND LIGHT.
THURSDAY: SUNNY. DAYTIME HIGHS AROUND 64. NORTHWEST WIND6 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY. EVENING LOWS NEAR 26.WEST WIND 5 MPH.

FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES:

TODAY: SUNNY SKIES WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 52. CALM WIND.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR WITH EVENING LOWS AROUND 21.WEST WIND LIGHT.
THURSDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 49. NORTH WIND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR WITH EVENING LOWS NEAR 22. WEST WIND 5 MPH.

FOR THE REST OF MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: SUNNY WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM48 – 58. LIGHT VARIABLE WIND.
TONIGHT: CLEAR WITH LOWS FROM 12 TO 22. LIGHT WIND.
THURSDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGHS FROM 43 TO 53. NORTHEAST WIND 5 – 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT: CLEAR WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS FROM 13 – 23.WEST WIND 10 MPH.