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WEATHER FORECAST 10/16/07

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:10 am
by dmatt
PROVIDED BY DENNIS MATTINSON
EASTERN SIERRA WEATHER FORECASTER
BROADCASTING ON THE SIERRAWAVE 92.5 / 96.5 FM

LAST UPDATE: 6:09 AM PDT OCT 16, 2007

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING CLOUDINESS AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE HIGH COUNTRY TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. THE VALLEYS SHOULD SEE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

TODAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: PARTLY SUNNY SKIES BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING. BREEZY CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY AND EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 70 AND LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND 37. NORTHWEST WIND 12 - 18 MPH GUSTING TO 26.

TOMORROW FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: PARTLY SUNNY SKIES BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 68 AND LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND 37. NORTHWEST WIND 7 - 15.

TODAY FOR MAMMOTH AND THE MONO VALLEYS: PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY. 30% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 49 FOR THE MAIN LODGE AND THE MID 50S FOR THE VALLEYS. LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE 31 - 39. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 20 MPH GUSTING TO 35.

TOMORROW FOR MAMMOTH AND THE MONO VALLEYS: MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 43 FOR THE MAIN LODGE AND THE LOW 50S FOR THE VALLEYS. LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE 30 - 38. WEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH.

WEAK RIDGING BUILDS IN ON THURSDAY THEN ON FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY, WE SHOULD SEE ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVING ON THROUGH GIVING US A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE HIGH COUNTRY AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE VALLEYS. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN LATE SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY, GIVING US DRY WEATHER AND WARMING TEMPERATURES.

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:55 am
by Snow Nymph
Thanks, Dennis!

Snowman, do you have a recent photo of the Mammoth area? (looking towards Bloody Mtn? Glass Mtn?)

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:18 am
by mammothsnowman
No pictures but there is still 1-3 inches of snow in spots...

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:21 pm
by Snow Nymph
Thanks! Hoping to hike in Mammoth this weekend.