WEATHER FORECAST 07/30/07

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WEATHER 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: 7:42 AM PDT JUL 30, 2007

UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER UTAH WILL PROVIDE A SOUTHEAST FLOW AND WILL GRADUALLY BRING MOISTURE OVER FROM ARIZONA INTO OUR AREA TODAY AND TUESDAY. SO, I EXPECT A 10% - 20% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTION OVER THE MOUNTAINS, PARTICULARLY FROM MAMMOTH NORTH. OTHERWISE VERY WARM CONDITIONS IN THE VALLEYS WILL CONTINUE.

TODAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATER IN THE DAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 104 AND EVENING LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 - 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TUESDAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 104 AND LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 - 15 MPH.

TODAY FOR MAMMOTH AND SURROUNDING AREA: MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 80 FOR THE MAIN LODGE AND 92 FOR THE MONO VALLEYS. LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE 45 - 55. WEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TUESDAY FOR MAMMOTH AND SURROUNDING AREA: MORNING SUNSHINE BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 81 FOR THE MAIN LODGE AND 92 FOR THE MONO VALLEYS. LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE 45 - 55. LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 - 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO 30 % ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, THEN THE FLOW CHANGES TO SOUTHWEST BY THE WEEKEND AND THIS WILL REDUCE THE CHANCE OF T-STORMS, CREATING DRIER CONDITIONS FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL DOWN A BIT FOR THE BOTH THE HIGH COUNTRY AND THE OWENS VALLEY BY FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.