10-AUG-09

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10-AUG-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

MONDAY, 10-AUG-09, MORNING REPORT

TEMPERATURES ON TRACK TO RETURN TO AVERAGE AUGUST DAYTIME HIGHS THROUGH MOST OF THIS WEEK, THEN DIP A BIT OVER THE WEEKEND. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY THROUGH ABOUT WEDNESDAY THEN THE WHOLE AREA DRIES OUT FOR AWHILE. ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DRAGS THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LOWERING TEMPERATURES AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, INCREASING WINDS AND KEEPING THINGS ON THE DRY SIDE.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGHS AROUND 96. WINDS S 10 - 15 MPH.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS SW 5 - 15 MPH.
TUESDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 97. WINDS S 7 - 11 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS S 6 - 10 MPH.

FOR THE MAMMOTH LAKES AREA:

TODAY: SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS S 5 MPH.
TONIGHT: SOME CLOUDS THEN CLEARING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS S 5 - 15 MPH.
TUESDAY: SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS S 5 - 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THEN CLEARING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS W 5 - 15 MPH.

FOR MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. HIGHS 78 - 88. WINDS SW 5 MPH.
TONIGHT: SOME EVENING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO THEN CLEARING. LOWS 40 - 50. WINDS SW 10 MPH.
TUESDAY: MAINLY SUNNY THEN AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. HIGHS 79 - 89. WINDS S 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: CLEARING AFTER A FEW EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 41 - 51. WINDS W 10 MPH.

NOTE: DENNIS' FORECAST ORIGINATES FROM THE FORT INDEPENDENCE EPA METEOROLOGICAL AND PM-10 MONITORING STATION. BECAUSE WEATHER CONDITIONS VARY GREATLY FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION IN THE EASTERN SIERRA, THIS FORECAST MAY NOT BE TOTALLY ACCURATE FOR YOUR AREA.
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