FORECAST 29-SEP-08

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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

MONDAY, 29-SEP-08, 7:03 AM

SCATTERED RAIN IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND MONO COUNTY LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING WITH A DUSTING OF SNOW ALONG THE WHITNEY CREST. THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TODAY AND TOMORROW FOR BOTH MONO AND INYO COUNTIES AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH. THAT TROUGH LIFTS OUR OF OUR AREA LATE TUESDAY LEADING TO MORE STABLE CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A DEEPER TROUGH BRINGS COOLER AIR AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR US FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. ALSO THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY.

TODAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. CHANCE OF SCATTERED RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPT 50%. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 87 FOLLOWED BY OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 20.

TOMORROW FOR THE OWENS VALLEY: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SCATTERED RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPT 30%. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 86 AND OVERNIGHT LOWS AROUND 48. NORTHWEST WIND 8 - 12 MPH GUSTING TO 20.

TODAY FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES: MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPT 70%. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 67 AND EVENING LOWS AROUND 40. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES: MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPT 30%. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 68 AND EVENING LOWS NEAR 41. SOUTH WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

TODAY FOR MONO COUNTY: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SCATTERED RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPT 50%. HIGH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 71 - 81 AND EVENING LOWS 39 - 49. SOUTH WIND 10 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR MONO COUNTY: MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SCATTERED RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPT 30%. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 72 - 82 AND OVERNIGHT LOWS 38 - 48. SOUTH WIND 10 - 15 MPH.

NOTE: DENNIS' FORECAST ORIGINATES FROM THE FORT INDEPENDENCE EPA METEOROLOGICAL STATION. BECAUSE WEATHER CONDITIONS VARY GREATLY FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION IN THE EASTERN SIERRA, THIS FORECAST IS FOR A SPECIFIC AREA AND TIME FRAME.