Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board WEATHER FORECAST 13-FEB-08

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

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008 7:11 AM

A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH OREGON WILL DIVE SOUTH TODAY AND BRING A CHANCE OF ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS TO MAMMOTH AND THE REST OF MONO COUNTY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING. THE OWENS VALLEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE COOLER TEMPS AND WINDY CONDITIONS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES ON EASTWARD. IT WILL BE REPLACED BY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST ON THURSDAY AND BY FRIDAY TEMPS WILL REBOUND FOR BOTH THE VALLEYS AND THE HIGH COUNTRY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN WITH US THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY CREATING ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL EASTERN SIERRA WEEKEND.

TODAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: PARTLY SUNNY SKIES THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY IN THE UPPER 60S AND THE EVENING LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE 28 - 33. NORTHWEST WIND 8 - 12 MPH INCREASING TO 20 - 30 IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45.

TOMORROW FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AROUND 52 AND EVENING LOWS 21 -30. NORTHWEST WIND 13 - 21 GUSTING TO 30 MPH.

TODAY FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING . CHANCE OF PRECIPT 30%. DAYTIME HIGHS DROPPING TO AROUND 27 FOR THE TOWN AND 35 FOR THE VALLEYS. NIGHTTIME LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE 13 - 23. WEST WIND 15 - 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 IN TOWN.

TOMORROW FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: MOSTLY CLEAR. DAYTIME HIGHS AROUND 35 FOR THE TOWN AND THE 42 FOR THE VALLEYS. NIGHTTIME LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE 20 - 30. NORTHWEST WIND 15 - 20 MPH BECOMING 5 - 10 LATER IN THE EVENING.

((NOTE: DENNIS' FORECAST ORIGINATES FROM THE FORT INDEPENDENCE EPA METEOROLOGICAL STATION AND IS FOR A SPECIFIC AREA AND TIME FRAME.))

hello dennis,
thanks again for your updated weather forcast. while i know how unpredictable weather can be, have you noticed any changes in trends with the weather (i.e.) (milder or colder), (less precip, more precip) or is/will it stay about normal for the remainder of the winter season.
thanks

robohiker;

sure, there has been a big change in precipt in the owens valley between this year and last; last years total was 1.06 inches and this year, to date, 4.21 inches already. if you talk to the "old ranchers" here, they will tell you that spring is getting shorter and fall is getting longer. i am not sure what that means in a trend. if you go back to the precipt and temp figues for the 1890's you will find that the avg temp and precipt for each season is about the same.

dmatt