Sierra Wave
FORECAST: The Owens Valley / The Town of Mammoth Lakes
WED JAN 20 2021 4:17 AM PST
SYNOPSIS: Quiet weather for the next few days, which is a far cry from Mono Counties wind event yesterday. The Pacific ridge (that caused our dry weather of late) is now North of Hawaii and moving to a position in the GLA Friday. This should allow a cold system to drop down from the North Friday into Saturday. Snow amounts depend on where the stalled frontal boundary ends up, but for now plan on light snow (1 – 4 inches) in Mammoth Lakes and a slight chance of rain / snow showers in the Owens Valley. We have another system on the heels of the weekend system, arriving about Monday. It’s a bit early for exact timing and snow amounts. But all this suggests a change from our recent dry and unseasonably warm weather. Updates in tomorrow’s forecast…DMATT
SHORT TERM:
THE OWENS VALLEY: (BISHOP ELEV. 4121)
Today: Sunny. 54 / 21.
Thursday: Sunny > partly cloudy. 59 / 23.
TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES: (ELEV. 7937)
Today: Sunny. 42 / 21.
Thursday: Mostly sunny > partly cloudy. 45 / 22.
Dennis’ Probability of Precipitation: 10% – Unlikely; 20% – Slight; 30 – 50% – Chance; 60 – 80% – Likely; 90 – 100% – Certain