FORECAST 23-JAN-09

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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

FRIDAY, 23-JAN-09, 7:00

PATCHY FOG HAS DEVELOPED IN PARTS OF MONO COUNTY THIS MORNING DUE TO RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM YESTERDAY'S SYSTEM. A SLIGHT BREAK IN THE ACTION THIS MORNING THEN CHANCES INCREASE FOR VALLEY RAIN AND UPPER ELEVATION SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A CLOSED LOW SWINGS THROUGH THE AREA. UNSETTLED WEATHER ON SATURDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO 6,000 FEET. THEN ON SUNDAY, A TROUGH OUT OF WESTERN CANADA, WITH A COLDER CORE WILL VISIT US INTO TUESDAY, INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR US. THAT TROUGH MOVES INLAND ABOUT WEDNESDAY AND RIGHT NOW, UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES INTO THURSDAY.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A 50% OF SCATTERED RAIN. HIGHS NEAR 56. SOUTHEAST WIND 4 - 7 MPH.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A 40% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 36. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 - 8 MPH.
SATURDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 57. SOUTH WIND 5 - 7 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. EVENING LOWS NEAR 29. SOUTH WIND 6 MPH.

FOR MAMMOTH LAKES:

TODAY: CLOUDY SKIES WITH HIGHS AROUND 35. 100% CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS. SOUTH WIND 5 MPH.
TONIGHT: CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 24. SOUTH WIND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY: CLOUDY WITH A 60% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 36. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT: CLOUDY WITH A 50% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. EVENING LOWS NEAR 22. WEST WIND 10 MPH.

FOR THE REST OF MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: DENSE FOG IN SOME AREAS THIS MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 8,500 FEET. HIGHS 41 - 51. SOUTH WIND 10 MPH.
TONIGHT: CLOUDY WITH A 70% CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 22 - 32. WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
SATURDAY: CLOUDY. A 70% CHANCE OF LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 7,000 FEET. HIGHS 38 - 48. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT: CLOUDY WITH A 40% CHANCE OF SNOW FLURRIES. SNOW LEVEL 6,000 FEET. LOWS 19 - 29. WEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

HAVE A GREAT "SNOW DO IT WEEKEND!"

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.