WEATHER FORECAST 07/26/07

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND MAMMOTH AREA
PROVIDED BY DENNIS MATTINSON
EASTERN SIERRA WEATHER FORECASTER
BROADCASTING ON THE SIERRAWAVE 92.5 / 96.5 FM

LAST UPDATE: 7:52 AM PDT JUL 26, 2007

MAMMOTH RECEIVED 2.55 INCHES OF RAIN NEAR FOREST TRAIL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. TODAY THE ATMOSPHERE IS MUCH DRIER BUT THERE IS STILL A CONTINUED CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. HOWEVER, THAT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE EAST STARTING ON FRIDAY, SO ANY STORMS WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED RAIN. ZEPHYR WINDS WILL BE COMMON WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. CONTINUED WARM CONDITIONS IN THE VALLEYS AS CLOUD COVER DIMINISHES.

TODAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY CLEAR BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S AND EVENING LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH.

FRIDAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH CHANCE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 AND LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH.

TODAY FOR MAMMOTH AND SURROUNDING AREA: MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 76 FOR THE MAIN LODGE AND 86 FOR THE MONO VALLEYS. LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE 50 - 60. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 20.

FRIDAY FOR MAMMOTH AND SURROUNDING AREA: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 78 FOR THE MAIN LODGE AND 88 FOR THE MONO VALLEYS. LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE 50 - 62. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25.

RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO CREATE A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OF WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY, PARTICULARLY FROM MAMMOTH NORTH INTO MINERAL COUNTY. WARM TEMPS IN THE VALLEYS WILL CONTINUE.