FORECAST: Owens Valley / Mammoth Lakes / Mono County / Reno
BY: Dennis ” Matt” Mattinson, Weather and Atmospheric Forecaster
FOR: SierraWave Media: Eastern Sierra News / TV- 3 /www.395weatherandtravel.com
TUE JAN 13 2015
West Coast Ridge begins to reassert itself today, setting up an offshore surface flow. This will bring warmer and drier conditions to the mountains and valleys within our forecast district. But a cool day today then warmer on Wednesday. On Thursday the ridge flattens a bit in response to a few systems making their way thru Washington and the rest of PACNW. But they should have little impact on our weather thru Saturday.
Owens Valley:
Today: Sunny. Highs 52 – 55 / Lows 25 – 35. Winds NW 10 – 20 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 56 – 59 / Lows 25 – 35. Winds NW 10 – 15 mph.
Town of Mammoth Lakes (7,800 – 8,200 feet):
Today: Sunny. Highs 41 / Lows 20. Winds NE 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 46 / Lows 23. Winds S 5 mph.
Mono County:
Today: Sunny. Highs 38 – 43 / Lows 6 – 16. Winds N 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 43 – 53 / Lows 8 – 8. Winds N 10 mph.
Reno:
Today: Sunny. Highs 46 / Lows 24. Winds SE 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs 48 / Lows 26. Winds E 10 mph.
Dennis’ precipitation % definitions:
Slight Chance of Rain or Snow = 20%
Chance of Rain or Snow = 30 – 50%
Rain or Snow Likely = 60 – 80%
Rain or Snow = 80 – 100%
