Dennis Mattinson’s weather station at the base of the Sierra, Fort Independence.
WEATHER FORECAST: The Owens Valley / The Town of Mammoth Lakes
WED MAR 03 2021 4:08 AM PST
SYNOPSIS: Higher clouds streaming into the area today, ahead of a weak closed low off the coast, wobbling eastward. Unfortunately the atmosphere is very dry, so I really don’t expect much in the way of precipitation. Mammoth might pick up a few inches on the Mountain overnight. As that low exits to the East over the Southern Rockies, shortwave ridging builds in behind. By Friday warmer than normal temperatures can be expected. For the weekend we get a weak system in on Saturday, with sunny skies on Sunday. After that it looks like a wetter period may affect our area around mid week. Something to keep my eye on…DMATT
SHORT TERM:
THE OWENS VALLEY: (BISHOP ELEV. 4121)
Today: Increasing clouds. 58 / 26.
Thursday: Sunny. 64 / 29.
TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES: (ELEV. 7937)
Today: 30% scattered snow showers. 41 / 14.
Thursday: Sunny. 45 / 21.
(Dennis’ Probability of Precipitation: 10% – Unlikely; 20% – Slight; 30 – 50% – Chance; 60 – 80% – Likely; 90 – 100% – Certain)