Forecast: Owens Valley, Mammoth and Mono County
By: Dennis Mattinson, Weather & Atmospheric Forecaster
SierraWave Media: Radio – TV – Online News
WED May 01 2013
Breezy to windy conditions yesterday afternoon and evening, as a cold front passed through the Great Basin and N. CA. Today a very strong surface high will build into the Great Basin. This will bring about cooler day and evening temps and a continuation of gusty winds, with <very> dry air. By later today the winds should settle down and temps will drop (sub-freezing?) in the mountain areas this evening. Then Thursday and Friday sees a dramatic jump upwards in daytime highs to above normal. This see-saw between below normal and above normal temps is not unusual for May.
So as we begin May; According to Ken Clark, Western USA weather expert, “these last four months (Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr) helped to contribute to this last winter being the fourth driest on record in the last 135 years. Remarkable.”
For the Owens Valley:
Today: Mostly sunny. Highs 75 / Lows 37. Winds NW 5 – 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny. Highs 82 / Lows 44. Winds SE 5 – 10 mph.
For the Town of Mammoth Lakes:
Today: Mostly sunny. Highs 59 / Lows 32. Winds NE 5 – 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs 65 / Lows 34. Winds E 5 mph.
For Mono County:
Today: Mostly sunny. Highs 59 – 69 / Lows 25 – 35. Winds E 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny. Highs 66 – 76 / Lows 28 – 38. Winds NE 10 mph.
