FORECAST 06-NOV-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

THURSDAY, 06-NOV-08, 7:10 AM

COOL AND DRY WEATHER TODAY THEN A MILD WARMING TREND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH FAIR SKIES ARE IN STORE FOR US. THIS IS ALL COURTESY OF AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TRANSITIONING OVER THE AREA. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOULD SEE TEMPERATURES BACK TO SEASONAL NORMS. THEN ON SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY A FACED PACED FRONT MOVES THROUGH OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS SYSTEM HAS A FAIRLY DRY TRAJECTORY, STILL THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE VALLEYS AND THE HIGH COUNTY AND SOME WINDY CONDITIONS AS WELL. DRIER AND CALMER WEATHER RETURNS LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

TODAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 66 FOLLOWED BY OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

FRIDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 68 AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 6 - 8 MPH.

TODAY FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES. SUNNY BLUE SKIES. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 51 AND EVENING LOWS AROUND 29. NORTH WIND 5 MPH.

FRIDAY FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES: SUNNY. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 55 AND EVENING LOWS NEAR 31. EAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

TODAY FOR MONO COUNTY: A FEW CLOUDS THIS MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 47 - 57 AND EVENING LOWS 19 - 29. NORTH WIND 10 MPH.

FRIDAY FOR MONO COUNTY: SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 52 - 62 AND OVERNIGHT LOWS 24 - 34. WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

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 SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.