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WEATHER FORECAST 19-FEB-08

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:18 am
by dmatt
FORECAST FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND MAMMOTH AREA
PROVIDED BY DENNIS MATTINSON
EASTERN SIERRA WEATHER FORECASTER
BROADCASTING FOUR TIMES A DAY ON THE SIERRAWAVE 92.5 / 96.5 FM

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2008 7:41 AM

A WEAK UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY AND GIVE THE HIGH COUNTRY A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. THEN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, A SERIES OF STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH OUR AREA. TIMING IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE BUT AS OF NOW, THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, THEN ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY THEN FINALLY ON SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START AT ABOUT 7,000 FEET AND WORK THEIR WAY DOWN TO 4,000 BY THE WEEKEND. MORE FINE TUNING TO COME AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES.

TODAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: PARTLY SUNNY SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 59 AND EVENING LOWS NEAR 31. NORTHWEST WIND 4 - 7 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATER IN THE DAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 54 AND EVENING LOWS NEAR 30. NORTHWEST WIND 8 - 10 MPH.

TODAY FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATER IN THE DAY. SNOW LEVEL 7,000 FEET. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 38 IN TOWN AND 47 FOR THE MONO VALLEYS. EVENING LOWS RANGING FROM 13 - 23. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY BECOMING 20% IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 6,000 FEET. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 29 IN TOWN AND 40 FOR THE MONO VALLEYS. EVENING LOWS RANGING FROM 9 - 19. NORTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH.

((NOTE: DENNIS' FORECAST ORIGINATES FROM THE FORT INDEPENDENCE EPA METEOROLOGICAL STATION AND IS FOR A SPECIFIC AREA AND TIME FRAME.))