FORECAST 10-FEB-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

TUESDAY, 10-FEB-09, 7:00

WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK, AS A SERIES OF COLD STORMS ARE SET TO EFFECT US. YESTERDAYS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS EXITED THE AREA, LEAVING BEHIND BREEZY CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS AND BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKIES. CLOUDS WILL ENTER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A WEAK SYSTEM WHICH WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW TO MONO COUNTY LATE TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY, WITH LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY. LINGERING SHOWERS, GIVING US A SLIGHT BREAK IN THE ACTION FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD SYSTEM PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH ABOUT FRIDAY AFTERNOON / EVENING INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL TRACK FURTHER SOUTH THUS FAVORING THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND COULD BRING SNOW TO THE OWENS VALLEY FLOOR. RIGHT NOW AT LEAST, MONDAY LOOKS TO GIVE US A BREAK BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES IN ABOUT TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. TIMING IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE SO STAY TUNED FOR ON-GOING UPDATES.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGHS AROUND 43. NORTHWEST WIND 3 - 8 MPH.
TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH LOWS AROUND 23. SOUTHWEST WIND 3 - 6 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 45. NORTHWEST WIND 6 - 9 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: CLOUDY WITH A 40% CHANCE OF RAIN THEN SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. LOWS AROUND 27. WEST WIND 5 - 7 MPH.

FOR MAMMOTH LAKES:

TODAY: INCREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS AROUND 29. NORTH WIND 5 MPH.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50% CHANCE OF OCCASIONAL SNOW. LOWS AROUND 15. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS NEAR 29. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: CLOUDY WITH A 70% CHANCE OF SNOW. EVENING LOWS NEAR 18. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH.

FOR THE REST OF MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 31 - 41. NORTHWEST WIND 10 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS TO 60.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 13 - 23. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 20 MPH GUSTING TO 40. RIDGE GUSTS TO 80.
WEDNESDAY: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS 26 - 36. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 35. RIDGE GUSTS TO 65.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: CLOUDY WITH SNOW SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 13 - 23. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 20 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 SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.