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FORECAST 15-DEC-08

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:10 am
by dmatt
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, 15-DEC-08, 7:00

IN LAST FRIDAYS FORECAST I CALLED FOR THE BEST CHANCE OF SNOW ON THE OWENS VALLEY FLOOR TO BE MONDAY AND WE GOT IT. AS OF THIS MORNING 4 INCHES IN THE ALABAMA HILLS, AND 2 INCHES FROM LONE PINE TO BISHOP. ADDITIONALLY MAMMOTH HAS PICKED UP 12 INCHES SO FAR. A VERY COLD, BROAD UPPER TROUGH HAS NOW SETTLED IN OVER THE WESTERN STATES AND WILL BRING WITH IT COLD SHOWERY WEATHER WITH SNOW IN THE HIGH COUNTRY THROUGH THE MID PART OF THE WEEK. SNOW LEVELS, AT TIMES, WILL LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. I AM STILL PREDICTING 15 - 30 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE UPPER ELEVATIONS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, WITH THE DISTINCT POSSIBILITY OF 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 10,000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SIERRA THROUGH THIS EVENING. A DRYING PERIOD WITH CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES NOW LOOKS POSSIBLE TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. STAY TUNED FOR ON-GOING UPDATES.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: CLOUDY SKIES WITH SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 34. WEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 20.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS. 40% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.
TUESDAY: CLOUDY WITH HIGHS AROUND 38. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW FLURRIES. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 - 7 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: CLOUDY WITH EVENING LOWS NEAR 18. 30% CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. SOUTHWEST WIND 6 MPH.

FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES:

TODAY: CLOUDY SKIES WITH SNOW. DAYTIME HIGHS AROUND 22. SOUTH WIND 10 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25..
TONIGHT: CLOUDY WITH EVENING LOWS AROUND 4. 60% CHANCE OF SNOW. WEST WIND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY: CLOUDY WITH DAYTIME HIGHS NEAR 17. 70% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. SOUTH WIND 10 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25.
TUESDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH EVENING LOWS NEAR 3 BELOW ZERO. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS 60%. WEST WIND 5.

FOR THE REST OF MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: CLOUDY WITH SNOW. HIGHS RANGING FROM 26 - 36. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 20 MPH WITH RIDGE GUSTS TO 60.
TONIGHT: CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS FROM 6 BELOW TO 4 ABOVE ZERO. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH RIDGE GUSTS TO 60.
TUESDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS FROM 21 TO 31. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. OVERNIGHT LOWS FROM 3 BELOW TO 7 ABOVE ZERO.

THIS IS DENNIS MATTINSON WITH YOUR EASTERN SIERRA WEATHER FORECAST.

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.