WEATHER FORECAST 10/24/07

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POINT FORECAST FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND MAMMOTH AREA
PROVIDED BY DENNIS MATTINSON
EASTERN SIERRA WEATHER FORECASTER
BROADCASTING ON THE SIERRAWAVE 92.5 / 96.5 FM

LAST UPDATE: 8:09 AM PDT OCT 24, 2007

AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE OUR AREA WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. THAT RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY ON THURSDAY IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING DOWN THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL BRING ABOUT BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE HIGH COUNTRY AND DROP TEMPERATURES A BIT. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.

TODAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: SUNNY BLUE SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 85 AND LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND 39. SOUTHWEST WIND 7 - 10 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: SUNNY SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 82 AND LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND 39. SOUTHWEST WIND 12 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 21.

TODAY FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: CLEAR SKIES WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 71 FOR THE TOWN AND 82 FOR THE VALLEYS. LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE 28 - 35. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 65 FOR THE TOWN AND 73 FOR THE VALLEYS. LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE 27 - 37. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 30 IN THE EVENING.

ON FRIDAY THAT TROUGH CUTS OFF WEST OF THE BAY AREA AND WILL REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE, AWAY FROM CALIFORNIA, THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL PROVIDE US WITH SLIGHTLY WARMING CONDITIONS, SOME OCCASIONAL HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS, REDUCING WINDS AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.