FORECAST 11-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

TUESDAY, 11-NOV-08, 7:20 AM

A WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PACNW LATER TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING GIVING THE MONO COUNTY HIGH COUNTRY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THE OWENS VALLEY SOME VARIABLE MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. THIS WILL ALL BE REPLACED BY A VERY LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST ON WEDNESDAY, FOR CLEARING SKIES, DRY WEATHER AND WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY.

TODAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY: PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER 60S FOLLOWED BY OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 6 MPH.

WEDNESDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER 70S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND 10 MPH.

TODAY FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 45 AND EVENING LOWS AROUND 32. NORTH WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES: PARTLY CLOUDY THEN CLEARING. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 52 AND EVENING LOWS NEAR 36. NORTH WIND 5 MPH.

TODAY FOR MONO COUNTY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 42 - 52 AND EVENING LOWS 26 - 36. NORTH WIND 10 MPH WITH RIDGE TOP GUSTS TO 60 LATER THIS EVENING.

WEDNESDAY FOR MONO COUNTY: PARTLY CLOUDY THEN CLEARING. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 50 - 60 AND OVERNIGHT LOWS 24 - 34. NORTH WIND 10 -15 MPH WITH RIDGE TOPS GUSTS TO 50.

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.