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May 2013
- May 21 Last Gasp of the Winter Trofs at Hand as CFS shows June Weather to bring on Summer Heat Quickly!!!
- May 15 Major Change in Hemisipheric Pattern to effect Eastern California with Cooler more Unsettled Weather more on than off through the end of May......However, this weekend looks fair and mild, then warm the beginning of next week....
- May 13 Temperatures to trend slowly toward more seasonal norms the next week to 10 days as a series of weak trofs effect the central west coast
- May 3 Mid Springtime Showers And Thunder still On for the High Country this Weekend with Showers, Thunder and even some snowfall Monday-Tuesday over Upper Elevations....Fair Weather Returning by....Or Just after Mid Week.......
- May 1 Warming Temps on the Way Thursday into Friday....Developing Closed Low to Bring First Widespread Spring Thunderstorm Outbreak as early as Sunday into Tuesday....Westerlies may Make a Run for the Coast by Mid Month.....
April 2013
- April 29 Warm Sierra Weather to give way to some cooling mid week...Then a Quick Warm Up for the Weekend Expected.....Mid Spring Thunderstorm Pattern may develop early the following week.....
- April 26 Weather for the Fishing Opener will be Historic!.....With highs in the mid 70s on Crowley Lake and very light Breezes.....High Temperatures Records in Jeopardy this Weekend
- April 22 Another Nice Week....Gusty NE Winds over the Crest Tuesday With 5 to 10 degrees of cooling.....Then Warming Trend Thursday into the Fishing Opener!
- April 18 Eastern Pacific Upper Ridge Now in Control.......Warming Trend through Sunday......Dry through next Wednesday with some afternoon Build-Ups Midweek.......
- April 17 Clearing Skies beginning this morning will continue into the afternoon....and one more cold night expected...then Sun is king through weeks end and beyond.....
- April 16 Cold will Hold until Wednesday....Then Fair Weather with a Warming Trend Through the Weekend.....
- April 14 More wind and cold headed for the High Country later this afternoon......Strong gusty winds will increase tonight into early Monday morning with light snow developing by late afternoon Monday....This next storm may be the last for April......
- April 9 Cold Nasty System Has left 4 to 6 inches upon Mammoth Mt....Upper Low Moving East Today Takes Aim upon the Rockies of Colorado......Fair Weather is expected for the Central Sierra Mid Week....
- April 5 Models This Evening Converging on One Nasty Blustry Storm for the High Country.....6 Feet of Wind and 2 to 4 inches of Snow over the Higher Elevations.....
- April 2 Warmer temperatures ahead for the next couple of days.....Then unsettled weather retruns Thursday with Showers.....The following weekend looks cool by the end and Breezy to Windy....Showers likely Saturday, Sunday and Upslope showers Monday.....
March 2013
- March 29 Unsettled Weekend Ahead with Showers and Thunderstorms Possible...Upper Cut-Off is now on the move.....
- March 26 Upper Flow Has Now Backed to the West With Upper Flow Becoming More SW with Time......Moisture Associated with The Subtropical Jet training from the Hawaiian Islands.....Subtropical Jet to Couple with Closed Low Late in the week for the possibility of some good precipitation Over Parts of the Sierra....The Demise of the Greenland Block is at Hand......Good Riddance!
- March 24 Upper Ridge Builds Onshore Tonight then Progresses East......Westerly Flow Develops Tuesday.....Next Storm's a Creeper with Easter Weekend in Jeopardy.....
- March 21 Northwest Flow Aloft to keep it Breezy over the Crest and Cool Through Friday......Diminishing Breezes Expected over the Weekend......Next Chance of Snow Mid Week Next Week...
- March 18 Current Storm System Off Shore Has Plenty of Fuel....However Not Much Spark! Nevertheless Mammoth Mt will get a nice Freshing of its Surface Mid week.....The Following Weekend Will be Fair...
- March 15 More Snow Expected Next Week......However Less Than Earlier Expected.......More Updates Next Week.......
- March 13 Stubborn Greenland Block holds tough....However may pull far enough north next week to allow a few storms into the Central Coast
- March 8 Storm Now Winding Down....Mammoth Mountain Picks Up...Up to Two Feet of Fresh Powder.....Skiing and Boarding At Its Best Again!!
- March 5 Winds on the the increase today with snowfall developing later tonight.....Snowfall on and off through Friday followed by slow improving weekend weather.....Then very nice WX early next week....
- March 2 Active Weather Pattern Returning To The Eastern Sierra Beginning Tonight.....Then Moderate Snowstorm Expected Tuesday Afternoon Through Wednesday Night....Weather Turning Colder Again Second half of Next Week...
February 2013
- February 27 Warmer Temps the next few days then increasing clouds Saturday Night with a chance of Rain and Snowshowers Sunday.......
- February 24 Another Dry Week Ahead......March to Roll in Like a Lamb...The Dweebs Prefer the Lion.....
- February 19 Platinum Powder Alert Canceled for the Morning......Light accumulations are still expected over night......Cold Showery Weather On and Off for a week....
- February 19 Moderate Winter Storm in Process.....forecast for 12 to 18 inches still looks good.....Platinum Powder Alert for Mammoth Mtn Reiterated for Wednesday Morning....
- February 17 Long Awaited Pattern Change Just 24 hours Ahead.....Good Shot of Snow Expected for the High Country Tuesday and Tuesday Night.....Platinum Powder Alert for Mammoth Mt.
- February 12 Fair and Warmer this week....Lighter breezes.....Pattern Change Next Week to Colder then Showery Weather...Otherwise Dry Weather Through Sunday....
- February 11 Inside Slider Brought a dusting last night.....Upper jet to shift east through Tomorrow with Sierra Crest Winds Diminishing Rapidly Tuesday....Another dry week ahead....MJO both on the move Again and Strengthing.....Expected to move out over Indian Ocean this Week Heralding a Flip in the PNA....
- February 9 Mammoth Mt reports 3 to 6 inches storm total......Cold Upper low over the Desert Southwest will slowly exit over the weekend leaving cold temps and gusty upper elevation winds....Milder weather is expected by Mid-Week....
- February 6 Small Storm to move into the Sierra Late Thursday....light amounts expected with 2 to 6 inches in the Forecast for the Town and 6 to 8 inches over the higher elevations Thursday Night through Friday Night...Still Waiting on the MJO....Moderate Confidence that it will enter the Western Indian Ocean 2nd half of February with West Coast Long Wave Trof set up as well by end of month............
- February 5 Will the next storm bring some 3 to 6 inches or will it be another 12+ inch Blunder?......Models back peddling again on amounts for the Thursday-Friday Storm...
- February 3 Upper Ridge over the far west will flatten by mid week to allow moderate snow producer into the high country...otherwise pattern to continue dry.
- February 1 Upper Ridge to Continue its Hold over the West....Light Breezes over the Upper Elevations....Next Snow Producer about a Week Away.......
January 2013
- January 29 Cloudy Skies this Morning to give way to Sunshine by Wednesday...Seasonal Temperatures or Above Returning to the High Country.....Fair Through the Weekend...The MJO is on the move again...
- January 27 Mammoth Mountain Picked up between 4 and 8 inches this morning.....Lingering snowshowers are in process this evening....It will be Colder Monday.....Longer Range is Still Clouded until the MJO gets off the Dime.....
- January 25 Unsettled weather expected this weekend with some snow showers...any accumulations will be light.....Weather to turn colder with windy periods...Saturday night and again Sunday Night....Monday will begin Cold then Milder Weather Returning by Mid Week...
- January 23 Complicated pattern for the High Country next 5 days....Periods of Light Snowfall expected over the Upper Elevations through Monday....Turning Colder again early next week.....
- January 22 Storm System for the Weekend looks to Dump Upwards to 2 feet on Old Woolly.....Then Snow Showery and Cold Monday for a Powder Day!
- January 20 Mid Winter Dry Spell Will Gradually Come to an End This Week Bringing Relief to Those Living Below The Inversion.....MJO on the Move......>>
- January 18 Mid-Winter Dry Spells the Norm...Not the Unusual....Weather to Remain Dry Another Week......
- January 15 Winter's Severe Cold Snap is Now Broken....Only the Valleys of Mono County Remaining Cold......MJO on the Move!!!
- January 11 The Cold is Here and Likely to Stay through Monday....However...Resort Levels to be Much Milder by Mid-Week
- January 8 Another Wave of Cold to hit the Sierra Thursday with well below normal temperatures....Some Light Snowfall expected Thursday with Friday the Coldest Day....The Cold will remain into the Weekend with milder weather returning by the middle of next week at Resort Levels.....
- January 6 Upper Low Located Just southeast of Monterrey....To shift slowly ESE this AM....Then Slowly SE tonight...Snowfall to increase Later this morning for the Crest and Resort Levels...
- January 4 Cold weather to continue for the far west with next spliting system bringing light amounts of up to 6 to 12 inches over the higher elevations Sunday/Night..Weather to turn even colder by Mid Month....
- January 2 Upper Ridge in the mean anchored over the Far West to keep a persistent Dry Cold pattern in place for California......Split Flow Pattern for the Rest of the Country....
December 2012
- December 31 Lots of Sunshine today...Then some clouds and a few flurries possible News Years Day PM....Weather to continue excellent for all outdoor Winter Enthusiasts
- December 29 Light Upslope Flow to keep Snow showers in the Forecast Today and Again Sunday.....a few inches here and their are expected.....Weather to remain colder then normal through the Holiday......
- December 28 Nice Break in the Action Today......Cold Forecast continues through Years End....Dweebs Not Buying into Dry Snowless Forecast Next Two Weeks......
- December 26 The Town of Mammoth and Mammoth Mountain picks up between 12 to 24 inches of new....Additional lighter accumulations are expected today and tonight.....Weather to Remain Cold through Year's End....
- December 24 Mammoth Mountain gets between 3 to 5 feet storm total Top to Bottom with the Town 2 to 3 feet....more on the way!!!
- December 23 Sierra to Get Pounded Again Today with Heavy Snowfall this Afternoon and Night.....Another 2 to 3 feet is expected over the Crest by Midnight Tonight.
- December 22 "Night of Lights" Tonight at Canyon Lodge will be Nothing Short of Spectacular, as Snowfall Rates Decline After 4:00pm.....Snowfall Rates to pick up again after 10:00am Sunday.....
- December 21 Storms a Creeper...However will be into Southern Mono by Late Today.....Winter Storm Warnings Hoisted for Travelers Tonight........
- December 20 Winter Storm Warning Hoisted for Mono County for Late Friday Afternoon....Cold Upper Mother Low setting up for Series of Waves of Moisture into Southern Mono.....2 to 5 Feet expected by Monday AM......Longer Range Pattern Suggests Storm Track Shifting South With Time Hitting Southern Sierra Head on after New Years........
- December 18 Mammoth Mountain picks up another 2 to 3 feet over the past 60 hours....Very cold temperatures expected tonight and quite cold but fair Wednesday....Next Storm Rolls in Friday Mid Morning......
- December 17 More unsettled weather today with gusty winds and light snowfall. Most of the snowfall will occur after midnight tonight and especially mid morning Tuesday....It will be fair and cold Wednesday....More snowfall expected this weekend.....
- December 15 The Weekend continues with very light snowfall Tonight through Monday Morning with rising snow levels.......Best snowfall looks to be later Monday into Tuesday Night....
- December 14 The weather over the weekend looks to be mixed with some sun, some light snow....and some Excellent Ski Conditions......The "AR" Drums are beating louder this morning for the West Coast later this month...........
- December 13 Stalled Front Over Southern Mono County Late Yesterday Afternoon Dumps 9 Inches at the Village and 16 inches On Old Woolly.....Apparently.....Storms are lined up Next Week for Best Christmas Ever!!!
- December 12 Spliting Trof to Bring Light Snowfall Today and Tonight.....Then another weakening system is expected later in the weekend.....Stronger, Better Snow producing Weather Systems are expected to begin about the middle of Next Week.........
- December 11 More rippen and tearing for the weather system coming in Wednesday.....Weather turning much colder in the days ahead....."Is Another Atmospheric River event headed for Ca again??
- December 10 A Series of Moderate Snow producing weather systems will move through mainly Central and Southern California.....Cooler Weather with lower freezing levels expected....
- December 7 Slow Retrogression of the Eastern Pacific High to begin this weekend with the first of the inside sliders to effect the high country in the form of cooler breezy weather Sunday....
- December 5 One Last shot of Snow and Rain from the Subtropical Jet Today then Pattern Change this Weekend leading to a Cool and Dry weekend and beyond.....
- December 3 West Coast Atmospheric River Winds Down this Week Lending to Inside Slider Pattern by Sunday....Further Retrogression Next Week Lends to Possible Cold Snowy Pattern....
- December 2 Strong Cold Front on the way and Accelerating SE-ward.....Cooling is expected by Noon with heavy snowfall expected above 8000 feet today....Winter Storm Warning in effect for elevations above 8000ft this afternoon....
- December 1 Atmospheric River Event Continues......More Flooding for Northern Ca and More Snow Headed for The Upper Elevations....
November 2012
- November 28 Short Term "AR" Event Expected for Northern Ca.....Three Storms to Effect Our Area Over the Next 5 Days....
- November 27 One More Decent Day then Showtime begins for Mother Nature....Lots of Possibilities....from Atmospheric River over Northern Ca.....To Protracted Precipitation Event....
- November 26 Mild Weather With Above Normal Temps to Continue a Few More Days before Subtropical Jet Exerts its Influence upon Mono County.....Wet Weather Ahead with more Base Building Precipitation Expected for Elevations Mainly above 9,000 ft Beginning Wednesday....
- November 21 Gusty Winds and Snow/Rain Showers will diminish later today with fair weather returning for Thanksgiving and the weekend......Continental Air early next week to provide for some cooling Monday and Tuesday......Chance of a storm the following weekend....
- November 18 Storm System Winds Down as Cold Front Dissipates over Mono County this Morning.....Mammoth Mtn picks up between 1 and 2 feet between 9000 and 11,000 ft as expected.....Improving weather now expected for much of this week but lots of clouds remaining in the forecast.....Will California be hit with an Atmospheric River Event this Winter?
- November 17 Periods of Snow Today above 8000 feet with the Snow Level lowering to 7000 Over night.....Snowshowers Sunday.....and possibly some Monday...
- November 16 Models Wetter as Expected with Subtropical Airmass with over 2.00 inches liquid eq expected over the crest....Mammoth Mountain At Main Lodge up to 5 inches of Base Building Snow at 8.30 AM...
- November 12 WX Models Trending Wetter with System Friday into Weekend...Tropical/Subtropical Tap May Surprise A Few Folks.....
- November 10 Mammoth Mountain Creates its Own Weather in producing another 6 to 12 inches.....Storm Total 12 to 24 inches.....
- November 9 Mammoth Mountain Picked Up 6 to 12 Inches of Powder!!! More on the Way.....
- November 7 Six Feet of Wind Arrives Thursday as Upper Jet Perpendicular to the Sierra combine with warm antecedent conditions at the surface for power gradient across Mono County Thursday PM....Expect close to 40 degrees of cooling by Saturday...
- November 5 One More Warm Day then Cold Blustery Storm to move into the Sierra Thursday PM.....
- November 4 Warming Trend in Progress as a Strong Progressive Anti Cyclone Dominates California WX Through Tuesday.....Big changes on the Horizon During the 2nd Half of Next Week....
- November 2 Warming trend is now expected through early next week as an Anti-Cyclone rolls in from the West.....The Dweebs are still watching a Storm System that may bring decent snowfall beginning next Friday....
October 2012
- October 30 Cooling Trend to Begin Wednesday with some showers possible from a weakening front Thursday...Then a fair weekend......A healthy storm popped up for Nov 8th!
- October 29 More beautiful Fall weather both today and Tuesday followed by cooler, unsettled weather mid-week....Dry weather pattern to continue until further notice......
- October 26 Beautiful Weekend Shaping up....Warmer Temps with highs in the low 60s by Sunday.....Nights in the 30s by Sunday Ngt.....Next System All Hallows Eve.....
- October 24 Snow Showery Conditions This Morning and Breezy Weather Developing as upper Jet backs from the Northwest......Slow Warming trend into the weekend now....The weather next week should hold though Tuesday.....
- October 23 Orographics on Steroids was why Mammoth Mt Picked up so much snow....More then twice as much as expected.....Unsetteled weather to continue through Wednesday with Snow Showers today and again Wednesday.....
- October 22 Looks like the Euro Model will be the Winner as far as Snowfall here in Southern Mono County......as of 9:00AM Monday, 8 Inches has fallen at the "Main Lodge" and more coming down!!
- October 20 First Mono County Whimpy Winter Storm Headed Into the High Country Early Monday AM....Precip to end By Thursday Morning followed by dry weather through the end of the month..
- October 19 Last of the 70s for this year today................Then unsettled Weather on the Way!
- October 17 Beautiful Indian Summer weather expected another day today then cooler unsetteled weather next week.
- October 8 UPPER LEVER LOW TRACKING SE DOWN THE COAST THEN INLAND THURSDAY......
- October 4 Confidence is high that a cooling trend will continue through Tuesday Next Week...Cut off low under Blocking high in the Gulf of AK will be slow to progress out of Ca next week.....Snow showers over the higher elevations is a possibility Monday Night into Tuesday Night......
- October 1 Its October 1st.....Its warm and the weather to remain that way through Midweek.....Cooling Starts Thursday, Then into the following week.....Showers still a Possibility Early Next Week.....Fall Color Beginning to Come On Stronger Now in the High Country......Plan Your Eastern Sierra Fall Color Trips Soon!
September 2012
- September 29 September to end on a very warm note with October hot on it heals!....Models now back peddeling on cold system for next weekend......WX just returning to Climo....
- September 28 As one of the warmest Septembers comes to a close....Retrogression of the long wave may bring major change to high country weather later next week.....There will be the possibility of strong cooling with precipation and even some snow in the higher elevation by the following weekend......
- September 25 Beautiful Weather to continue in the High Country, with Above Normal Temps Returning This Weekend....Next sensible change in the weather expected during the first week of October......
- September 21 Upper Low To Track More East Now So Not As Much Cooling Expected For The First Few Days of Fall.....Instability still in the cards for the weekend and into next week....
- September 18 Last days of Summer to End Friday.....Equinox Saturday Am 7:49 Local Time.....First days of Fall to be Cooler then Cool into Following Week....
- September 14 Fall Approaches next week with a continuation of warmer then normal fair weather......This will be a high country travelers dream week...El Nino indices strengthening again.......
- September 7 Westerlies Flexing Their Muscle now as Fall Nears......Sensibly, Late Summer Weather is just that as AZ Monsoon hangs in there a bit longer then expected.....One last Push of Sub-Tropical Moisture is Expected this Weekend.....Isolated Thunder a Possibility Saturday and Sunday Along With Above Normal Temps.....A Bit Cooler Next Week.
August 2012
- August 30 Rapid Air Mass Modification Overnight...sets the stage for the possibility of Showers and Thunder today......Best Chance Friday PM With The Aid of the Upper Jet......Fair Saturday PM and Sunday.....
- August 29 Airmass dry as a Bone.....Monsoon push into Southern Ca Now Occuring.....Most of it to remain mostly south of Mammoth....So slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm Thursday and Friday...then Dry for the Weekend......Forecast Tempo to pick up for Eleanea Next Tuesday/Wednesday....
- August 28 Warm...Breezy...Dry Weather to Continue Through Weeks end, with the Coolest Day Saturday......Some Old Hurricane Debris May End Up Over Central Ca About the 4th.....
- August 24 Weak Subtropical Ridge Builds into California Today for a little Warming.....A bit stronger West Coast Troughing Expected Next Few Weeks....So the Far West Portion of the Monsoon will end for the Central and Northern Sierra......
- August 21 Weak Spliting off shore trof will allow a small upper low to drift through Southern Ca Wednesday/Thursday.....Expect a brief period of Airmass Modifacation to develop Wednesday for some Showers and Thunder.....Rest of the week looks dry with slightly above normal temperatures......Then Southerly Flow may move back into the Southern Sierra about Mid-Week.........
- August 17 Stronger SE Push of Moisture Today Will Increase Odds of Rainfall in the Eastern Sierra....Precip Threat Continues through Saturday Night with Drying being Delayed Now Until Sunday Morning......Sunday will be a Bit Breezy with a Reduced Threat of Showers....Dry Weather is Expected Monday Through Wednesday Next Week....
- August 13 Monsoon Moisture to Remain in Place Through Friday with a Persistent Forecast of Afternoon Thunderstorms this week....Drying Begins Next Weekend.......
- August 10 Upper High over the Great Basin at 700MB Becoming Negitive Tilt....to provide a Rush of Monsoon Moisture and Dynamics Beginning Saturday.....Wet Thunderstorms Expected Later This Weekend
- August 6 A very warm week ahead is expected for the high country with some record highs possible by weeks end.....Isolated Thunder Returning By Tomorrow....Highs All Week In The 80s....
- August 5 In the wake of Last Nights Thunder.....It will be a drier day Sunday....then warmer Monday into next week...Expect above normal temps for the high country....
- August 4 Thunderstorms expected for the High Country Later today, Tonight and into Sunday....Drying expected Later Sunday night then Fair and very warm again by midweek.....
- August 1 Mostly Sunny Wednesday and Thursday......Then an Increase of Thunder over the Weekend.....Temperatures to Remain Above Normal....
July 2012
- July 30 Dry Weather with above Above Normal Temps Is Forecasted for the High Country Through Mid Week.....Some Thunder Possible for the 17th Annual Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza....
- July 25 Weather to be Fair and Dry Now through early next week with Typical Zephyr Breezes late afternoons and early evening hours......Near seasonal Temps Expected for the High Country....
- July 23 It looks to be another active day Monday with Showers and Thunder followed by Fair Weather Tueday and Wednesday......Warmer Weather expected Tuesday.......
- July 20 Warmer Weather on the way as the Upper High over Co Expands Westward......Isolated Thunderstorms to Return over Mono County this Weekend into Next Week....
- July 16 Upper Troughing Extending South from an Upper Low Along the Border of Washington/Org will keep Eastern Sierra Weather Cool, Breezy and Dry through Wednesday.....Air-mass Modification Returns Along with some Moisture Advection Thursday Through Sunday Brings Possibilities of Thunder and low 80s back to the High Country.....
- July 13 2nd all Time Record Max-Min for the Owens Valley This Morning At 74 Degrees.....Old record set back 8-4-1961 Still Stands....As the Warmest Night Ever for Any Night of the Year...162 Year Record......
- July 8 Full On Summer Weather Expected this Upcoming Week with High Temps in the Upper 80s by Wednesday...Thunderstorms Possible with Chance of Additional Moisture Friday for Wetter Storms....Then Drying Trend Saturday into Monday...With Season Temps by Weeks End into the Next Week
- July 6 Upper Flow Pattern Adjusting Westward Now As Upper High North of Hawaii Retrogrades to Near the Dateline Over the Next 48 Hours and Midwest High Backs to Great Basin....Resulting in Very Warm Weather for the High Country......
- July 3 Happy 4Th of July!!!!Dry Seasonal Weather to Highlight the 4th...then Above Normal Temps For The Weekend.....Monsoon Moisture To Hold Off For The Time Being......
June 2012
- June 28 Transition to Summer WX still occurring....Couple More NW Trofs...Then Summer WX Weekend following July 4th......Some Models Hinting at Stronger EL Nino Next Fall/Winter
- June 23 Chilly Trof off the Oregon brings Snow to the Cascades......Central Sierra to remain Breezy...Dry and Mild Through the Weekend.....Warmer Weather Expected The 2nd Half of Next Week.....
- June 20 Summer Solstice Arrives Today At 4:09PM....Temps Will Rise To The Occasion......The Mono Zephyr Will Be Back Thursday Afternoon...Then Cooler And Breezy Through Saturday.....
- June 18 Upper level and Gradient Force wind will make for quite the Breezy Monday...Then hot for the first few days of Summer.....Another cool breezy trof is expected next weekend....
- June 13 Spring Shifts Into Summertime Regime....Isolated Thunder....Afternoon Zephyr......Time to Plant......Morning Freezes Very Unlikely Now
- June 11 Last Full Week of Spring To Be a Warm One with Only Summer Like Convection Expected Thursday and Friday......Then Warmer Again Over The Weekend
- June 7 Warmer Weather Today For The High Country Then Breezy, Drier, Cooler Weather Friday into Saturday......Weekend to Finish On A Warm Note Sunday....
- June 4 Hot Weather To Give Way To A Cold Front Now Moving Toward Northern California......High Temperature Records Over Last Weekend.........
May 2012
- May 29 Warmer Weather Expected This Week for the High Country with Light Winds and Some Thunder by Friday.....Trofing Returns Next Week with Cooler Breezy Weather.....
- May 26 Friday's Storm Highlights......Warming Up Next Week.....
- May 24 Windy Weather To Return Later Today and Tonight as Cold Core Upper Low Desends Into California....Skiers to get Nice Closing Weekend Present With Several inches of Freshies Possible Over the Upper Elevations Friday Through Saturday....Warmer Weather Returning by the Holiday....
- May 22 Breezy Weather to Continue through Thursday.....Cold Core upper Low to descend into the Sierra Friday with some light snowfall a good possibility....Amounts of a dusting to a couple of inches likely....
- May 21 Breezy Cooler Weather Will Highlight the Eastern Sierra Later this Week....Possible Snow Showers by Friday and into the Night and Saturday......Then Warmer the 2nd Half of the Holiday Weekend....
- May 18 Northerly Flow with Little Temperature Change Today....Warmer Over the Weekend....Then Breezy and a Bit Cooler Early next Week.....Possible Storm Lurking Toward the end of the Month....
- May 15 Strong Winds...Red Flag Warning today/NGT...then Fab Weekend taking shape w/70s returning by Sunday and through much of next week......
- May 13 Another Beautiful Week Ahead.....Outside of Some West Wind and Afternoon Build-Ups.....WX Shifts into late Spring Mode....
- May 3 High Latitude Blocking Pattern to Promote Split Flow Over the Conus Next Week.....Nothing to get all that excited about the next week....
- May 2 Westerly Flow Today Will Back to the Southwest Thursday As a Spring Trough Brings Winds and Cooling to the High Country Thursday Through Friday......Temps over the Weekend look Seasonal and Less Windy...
April 2012
- April 30 Typical Mid Spring Weather....Breezy with Mild to Warm Days......Weather to go quite breezy prior to the Weekend....then Cooler over the Weekend........Showers?
- April 28 Beautiful Weather Now Through Friday With a Little Warming....Then Little Temperature Change Untill Next Weekend....
- April 26 Warm Sub-Tropical Low Exiting California By Noon Today as Cool Front Moves into the Northern Sierra......Fishing Opener Looking Great!!
- April 24 Lots of Moisture in the Future....But No Upper Jet Support......Another High Temperature Record For Bishop...Fishing Opener looks "Marvelous" for Both Counties....
- April 23 Roasty Toasty Weekend Resulted in New High Temperature Records Across Eastern Ca and Western NV......Cooler Weather Ahead......Storm Off Shore Splitting and Precip Amounts Dubious This Morning.....
- April 19 Warm Weekend Shaping Up for the High Country with Highs near 70....A Few Showers or Thunderstorms possible....Next WX System Possible About Mid-week
- April 18 Zonal Flow Aloft Brings Lots oF High Clouds To The High Country Today Then Strong Height Rises to Bring a Touch of Early June Temperatures This Weekend.....
- April 16 A beautiful week shaping up as the upper jet now in the Pacific Northwest.....Warmer weather expected Today and Tuesday....Cut off low may develop next week and remain off shore untill further notice!
- April 14 Warming Trend this coming week.......Breezy In Part.....Highs in the 50s/60s on the Way....
- April 13 Potent Short Wave Is Now Making Its Move.......Another foot + is expected today on Mammoth Mtn....
- April 12 Mammoth Mt picks up 5-6 inches 24 hours amounts....Another 16 to 20 inches possible by Saturday AM.......
- April 11 Light Snowfall Today....Then Heavy Snowfall Expected Thursday Night Into Friday Morning.....Improving weather Saturday with warmer weather Sunday through Mid Week......
- April 10 Slow Moving System Will Bring Precip To Mammoth Sierra After Midnight Tonight.....2nd System Has Better Upper Jet Support for Moderate to Heavy Snowfall Friday....
- April 9 One more "Real Nice Day Today"...Then Stormy Eastern Pacific Pattern to Shift into California Late Tuesday....then continue into Saturday.....This will be followed by a long mild to warm break Next Week....
- April 9 One More Warm Day Today then Active Pattern Currently Across Pacific to shift into California Tuesday Night through Saturday......Up to Three Feet Possible For the Crest by Weeks end......A long Warm Break is Expected The Following Week
- April 2 Chilly Today then Warmer by the Weekend.....Stormy 2nd half of next week....
March 2012
- March 30 Winds to Ramp Up Tonight and Windy Saturday....Expect upwards to a Foot of Powder over the Crest by Sunday Morning......
- March 29 Flat Dirty Ridge to Build Over the High Country through Friday w/Warmer Temps as Well.....Cold Windy System Expected for Saturday...Then Dry Weather through Tuesday....
- March 28 Current Negitive Tilt Trof is lifting out to the Northeast through the Pacific NW......WX Front Washing Out Over Mono County.....
- March 27 Nice couple of Storms Headed into the High Country Beginning Tonight.....the Wednesday System Should bring a good 6 to 8 inches by Wednesday PM and the weekend storm another foot.......
- March 26 Upper Low Now Over Great Basin Will Move To The Rockies As Southern Branch of Westerlies Brings More Unsettled Weather to the High Country this Week....
- March 23 Upper Trof to Split with Southern Center to Swing Through Southern Ca Sunday/Ngt....Snow to Wrap Back Into Mammoth Sunday Afternoon into Monday AM
- March 22 Upper Ridge Will Yield to Yet another Trof this Weekend....Although the system is slowing.....6 to 10 Inches Could Fall Over The Upper Elevations Sunday PM....More Snow Forecasted Next Week......
- March 20 Upper Ridge Aloft Will Build Through Tonight....Then begin Flattening In Response To The Next Significant Weekend System...
- March 19 Upper Trof slowly Progressing East As Upper Jet Translates Across The Sierra......Warmer Temps By Mid-Week......Next System Slowing Down....
- March 18 Mammoth Mt Storm Total So Far 3 to 5 Feet With A Little More To Fall Today...Next Few Days Will Be Unsettled....
- March 17 As of 11:00am 2.5 feet to as much as 44 inches over the Sierra Crest Now....Still snowing 2 to 3 inches an hour!!!!
- March 16 Long Awaited Storm Now Making Its Way South....Rain Is Expected Below 8600 ft Today....Then Snow Late Tonight Through The Weekend....
- March 13 Tempo To Pick Up Later This Week As Series of Systems Affect the West Coast......Additional Snowfall is likely Next Week as Well.....
- March 11 Increasingly Wet Week for the Eastern Sierra....."Snorkel Alert" for Mammoth Mt Next Weekend!!
- March 9 Fair Weather For the Next Two Days Then Eastern Pacific Troughing Setting Up With Snowfall Possibilities Next Week....
- March 7 Past storm left 4 to 6 inches of Very Light Dry Powder....Now Moving Slowly Out of the Region.....Warmer Days Ahead!!
- March 6 Cold And Blustery Today With Light Snow......Chilly Weather to Last Another Day Wednesday Then Warmer Through Friday.....Retrogression of Long Wave Early Next Week.....
- March 5 Windy Cold Weather To Return Tuesday With The Chance For Some Light Snowfall.....Then Milder Weather To Return By Thursday Into The Weekend.....
- March 3 Beautiful Weekend Shaping Up.....Light Winds.....Mild Temps.....Next Windy System Tuesday....
- March 1 Mammoth Mt Reports 15 Inches Storm Total So Far...A Few More Inches Possible This Morning......A Fair Weekend With Mid Temps In The Offering......
February 2012
- February 29 Strong Winds Continue In The High Country.....Expected Amounts Still Look Like 6 to 12 Inches Over the Upper Elevations Through Thursday....The MJO Continues In Its Active Phase....
- February 28 Very Windy System Headed For The High Country....High Wind Warnings Hoisted This Morning Beginning 7:00am Wednesday....6 to 12 inches of New Snow Expected for Upper Elevations Wednesday......Future Pattern Showing Several Trofs Effecting West Coast Over The Next Two Weeks....
- February 27 Small weak system brings light snow to the high country....Then Strong WNW Sider Brings Strong Winds And Much Cooler Weather With Additional Snowfall.....MJO on the Move again!!
- February 26 Split System To Combine Offshore To Give The Southern Portion Of California A Nice Shot of Precip.....Better Consolidated Upper Jet Mid-Week.........
- February 25 NW Slider Moving To the East Now As Cold Front Slowly Shifts out of Southern Mono County.....MJO Stuck in Early Phase 2 is Not Good News........
- February 22 Short Wave Tempo Picking Up With Series Of NW Sliders Headed Our Way.....Pattern Change For Precipitation Still In the Cards For Early March.....
- February 21 Rising Heights...A NW flow aloft and High Clouds The Next Few Days....Warming is Expected the Next Few Days…Then Chilly, Blustery Weekend with Some Snow Showers possible Saturday through Mid Morning...
- February 19 Some Over Running Monday with lots of clouds.....Slight chance of a Few Showers....Fair and Breezy Mid Week with NW Flow Pattern for the Upcoming Week.
- February 18 Weather To Become Unsetteled Today With Snowshowers Developing by Noon and Continuing Through Tonight......Expect Mainly Trace Amounts.....Milder Weather Returning by Midweek.....
- February 17 Beautiful Day Friday then Colder and Breezy through the Holiday Weekend.....Snow Showers in the offering.....Expect a Stronger System Next weekend.
- February 15 Mammoth Mt Picks up 12 inches Past 24 hours....Snowshowers expected throughout the day......Next System This Weekend.....
- February 14 Mammoth Mt picked up 10 inches Storm Total......Next Wx System Tracking South, a bit further east...amounts in the 3 to 6 inches range expected over upper elevations Wednesday.....Cold showery pattern likely to continue this weekend
- February 9 Snowfall Headed For Mammoth Mtn.....Colder 1st half of Next Week......
- February 8 A Gradual Pattern Change....1st to Cold and showery....then possibly to wet, 4 week of February and beyond...
- February 6 Upper Block Firmly in Place with a Weak Under-Cutting Attempt by the Westerlies.....Some Light Snow Possible Tuesday with Majority of Precip Expected along the California Coast South & Westward......Possible Major Change in Pattern Showing Up Very End of February.....
- February 1 Weakening Secondary Front bringing some Snowshowers to Mono County this Morning......Expect a few Cooler-Breezy Days.....
January 2012
- January 30 Strong Positive Phase PNA Pattern to Develope over Eastern Pacific.....Coupled Air Sea Climate Models....Back Peddle on Break Through of Westerlies For Ca......Dry Pattern Likely to Continue......
- January 28 Short Term and 7 day Forecast Continue Dry.....However Some Interesting Possibilities Developing With MJO Over The Next 7 to 15 Days
- January 27 Temps Cooler Friday and Seasonal Weather Saturday.....Looks Like Another Dry 5 to 7 Day Period Ahead...
- January 24 Another Extended Period Of Dryness Expected For The Far West.....A possible system about the 1 or 2nd.....A Change in the Pattern Possible the 2nd Week of February
- January 23 32 inches of New at the Main Lodge as of 10:00am....Another 2 to 4 inches Expected Today......30 to 40 inch Prediction Looks Good....
- January 22 More Snow on the Way!......And another 2 to 3 Feet expected by Monday Night.....Winter Storm Warning Hoisted.....Beginning at 7:00PM Tonight.....
- January 21 Cold Wet Storm Just What The Doc Ordered....18 Inches Of New At Main Lodge....An Estimated 2 to 3 Feet From McCoy Station Up...More Snow On The Way!!!!
- January 18 Wet System For Friday Looking Colder Now With The Possibility That It May Be Snow In The Town Of Mammoth.....
- January 17 It's Almost Showtime As Moist Subtropical Fetch Heads For The West Coast......
- January 14 Cold Windy Pattern Setting Up For Sunday-Monday As Pattern Changes Force Arctic Air Into Pacific Northwest......Wind Advisories Hoisted For Mono County......Over Running Precip Begins Thursday Into Friday Over Milder Air....
- January 11 ALTHOUGH ANOTHER DRY WEEK IS AHEAD...MORE SIGNS POINTING A RETURN TO WINTER BY 2ND HALF OF NEXT WEEK....
- January 8 Chilly Inside Slider Brought Welcomed Cooling For The Snow Makers.....Expect Another Mild Dry Week Ahead....
- January 7 Current Strato-Warming "In Process"and the flip of the QBO to Easterly Suggests That Arctic Air Will Decend Upon NA..
- January 5 Pattern Change still on track for about the 15th.....Odds beginning to increase for precip between the 15th and the 18th.....big question is.....what happens afterwards.....
- January 2 Another Dry Week Ahead As We Begin The New Year.....Mid Month Pattern Changes Still In The Picture...But Nothing Conclusive.....
December 2011
- December 27 December will be one to remember and will likely finish off on a dry note with mild temps in the Central Sierra and Partly Cloudy Skies......Changes still offered in the Climate models for the Far West By Mid January....
- December 21 Shot of Arctic to Bring Winter Chill.....Just In Time For The First Full Day of Winter......This Holiday Weekend Looks Dry.....Something Looming Late Next Week to Keep Weary Eye on.....
- December 20 Little Change in the Short Term W/Two more shots of cold air headed our way.....Pattern Change Beginning Christmas with Overrunning a possibility Next Week.....
- December 18 "Night of Lights".....Spectacular! Weather Cold Enough For Snow Making through Much of Next Week.....A Look Down the Road....
- December 16 Cutoff Low to Spin over Northern Baja Today then gets the Boot ENE Sunday Night.....Strato-Warming showing up at 10HPA over the next 10 Days.....
- December 12 MJO Falls Into the Circle of Death....Weakness over the Desert SW to Keep Southern Branch Of Upper Jet Active thru So-Cal and AZ.....Strato-Warming Beginning.....
- December 10 Colder next week and unsetteled...snow showers a good bet early then again Thursday.....MJO still active and moving east....
- December 7 Although Mother Nature Not Cooperating Much....Its Been Cold And Mammoth Mt Continues to Make Snow......
- December 3 With the Current Very Cold Dry Conditions..... Excellent Snow Making Conditions Prevail Both Day and Night!.....Mammoth Mtn Really Laying It Down And Expanding Skiable Runs!!
November 2011
- November 30 Windy...Cooler Today with Cold Front flushing through by the end of the day....Upslope Snowshowers Thursday...Chilly weekend.....
- November 29 One more nice day today then winds and cooling to begin Wednesday with dry cold front flushing through Mammoth Late afternoon Wednesday as Blocking pattern develops over Eastern Pac.....
- November 28 Subtropical flow up from the SW to keep lots of high clouds in the area today.....Otherwise warm mild pattern to shift to cold dry pattern 2nd half of week......MJO may be moving into more favorable area week 2......
- November 23 Snow Showers possible Thanksgiving Day....Then Fair...Breezy...But Dry Over the Holiday Weekend.......
- November 22 Weakening system to bring some snowshowers to the high country Thinksgiving......Global Pattern going through Major Transition.....+Phase PNA pattern the likely result......
- November 21 Beautiful Clear Day in the High Country with 12 inches of new at the Main Lodge with additional over the Crest......Next Splitting System Turkey Day!
- November 20 Snow Continues to Fall in the High Country.....Back of Front Just Moving Through Fresno at 8:30am
- November 19 Sunday System is Now Forecasted to Get Much Closer to The Coast......Good News.....4 to 8 inches possible on Mammoth Mtn Sunday..............
- November 18 Windy....Then Split Flow Pattern..........Heavy Snowfall Not Looking Good Anytime Soon......
- November 17 The Mammoth Weather Forecast.....6 feet of Wind.....and a Few Inches of Snow!
- November 16 One More Nice Day Today...Then Winds To Rapidly Pick-Up Thursday Night.....High Wind Watch Late Thursday Night Into Friday AM
- November 14 Weather to Remain Mild in Mammoth Through Wednesday.....then Cold Stormy Pattern to Develop into the Weekend
- November 12 Offshore Weather System Brings Up to 5 inches of New on Mammoth Mt......Big Change in Pattern Coming Next Weekend as MJO/ Heads for Phase Space 1
- November 10 Little in the Way for Snowfall is Expected this Weekend as Closed Upper Low Heads Southeast well off shore.......MJO and GDSM Favor Stormy Weather Beginning Next Weekend Into Possibly Thanksgiving.....
- November 8 Overall Pattern Looks Dry for Mammoth with Little Snowfall East of the Crest for Friday/Night..........
- November 2 Cold Digging Upper Trof to Bring Mostly Light Amounts of Snowfall to the High country....Weather to Remain Cold Through the Weekend
October 2011
- October 25 The Cooling is Here.....Good-Bye Early Summer Temps.....Start the Snow Guns Cliff!
- October 22 Last Really Warm Weekend as Quick Shot of Great Basin Cold Air Advection Brings An End To The Mid And Upper 60s This Year......Pattern Will Remain Dry Through Months End.....Snow Storm of Significance possible, about the end of the first week or 2nd week of November.
- October 18 Warm to Mild Weather to Continue For Mammoth Through the 27th.....
- October 16 Some Upper Jet Enhanced Showers Cruzing Across the Northern Sierra this Morning.....Shower activity is well north of Mammoth....Weather to remain very nice through Tuesday low 70s....
- October 12 Indian Summer Weather to Continue for Quite a While.....Daytime Temps Some +5 to +10 above Normal....
- October 10 Quick Shot of Warm Advection Moisture for the High Country Today followed by strong transitory Upper Anti-Cyclone mid-week for some warm weather......both 00z and 12z Monday's GFS has energy out of phase coming off Asia later this week into next weekend so Dweebs leaning toward splitting Trof scenario Saturday....for Central Ca....ATM.....
September 2011
- September 30 Cooler showery weather through Saturday.....much cooler......Snow possible Wednesday and Thursday
- September 27 Late Summer weather to return for a few days then showers Saturday and possibly Sunday.....MJO moving into Phase Space 6 then 7 may indecate stronger trof later next week for first good dusting and chillier weather...
- September 25 Last weeks on again and off again thunder and showers has ended....a approaching cool front flushes remaining moisture out of area.....warmer next week as Ca gets a quick shot of height rises.....chances increase for precipitation next weekend as Hillery moisture flurts with approaching trough.....
- September 24 One more chance of Showers and Thunder today and into the evening hours Saturday then Breezy and cooler Sunday.....The weather looks dry and warm next week....
- September 23 The Arrivel Of Fall To Bring More Summer Like Weather with Isolated TSRWS Through Saturday...Then Dry Fall Trof Breezes The High Country Up and Drys it Out....Cool Brezzy Weather Sunday....Warmer WX Next Week
- September 20 Summer comes to an end Thursday as Mid Summer weather continues....Thundershowers possible into Thursday.....Cooler over the weekend with a few showers Sat/Sun...just in time for Octoberfest.......Hilery may effect Baja, Ca into Southern Half of California by October 1st....
- September 18 Warmer weather for the upcoming week as Summer goes out like a Champ on Friday!.....Record highs not expected to be broken over East Central California.....
- September 16 A Passing Trof to Bring Cooler Weather For Friday...Then a warm-up weeks end into the next.....Roasty-Toasty Pattern Change Coming By the 23rd.....
- September 14 Rain on the wain for the high country...with just partly skies for the weekend......models back off on chilly air plunge for next week over the countrys mid section...
- September 13 Another Day of Scattered Thunderstorms for Mono County......Although Main Shower activity was north of Mammoth Monday.....Focus will shift further south today for a better chance for southern Mono County......1st plunge of Arctic Air headed for Midwest.....
- September 12 More Thunder and Heavy Rain Potential Today and Tomarrow......Flash Flood Watch for Mono County This afternoon....
- September 11 Upper Low Spins Near Kern County......More Rain and Thunder Expected
- September 8 September Surprise.....Upper low developing over Great Basin/Ca this morning to spin up, moisten, then move SW to the coast the next few days.......Showers and Thunder will Begin Mainly Friday, with periods of precipitation Day and Night through the weekend
- September 6 Drier Air Mass over Mammoth Today......It Should Be A Warmer Day.....Then a gradual increase in thunderstorms the 2nd half of this week...
- September 4 Upper Low west of San Diego working in combo with continental southern Four Corners upper high.....is channeling up some monsoon moisture.....air mass less stable this afternoon and Labor Day for some isolated thunder....Weather will continue to be highlighted by above normal temps....
- September 2 Fab Weekend shaping up for Mammoth....some monsoon moisture lurking for Labor Day...long range calls for the continuation of warmer then normal temps....
August 2011
- August 31 A little cooling the next few days followed by a warm up over the weekend.....The longer range shows above normal temps continuing......
- August 30 It's The End Of August And The Rumors Are Once Again Flying About The Biggest Winter Ever!
- August 22 Warmer then normal temps to highlight the weather in the Eastern Sierra this week......a few isolated Thunder Storms possible Tuesday and Wednesday PM.....
- August 18 Absolutely Beautiful Weather To Continue In The High Country.....Some Thunder Possible Next Week.....
- August 16 Warmer Weather On The Way......Possible Thunder by Early Next Week
- August 10 Nice Weather is expected Today Saturday Then Breezy and Eventually Cooler Weather Sunday and Monday......Warmer Weather Expected Next Midweek....
- August 6 Fair weather to continue for the High Country with a little warmer days....Some afternoon Cu possible next week...
- August 1 Dry Weather Returns To The High Country with Seasonal Temps.....Light Zephyr Breezes To Rule The Late Afternoons And Early Evening Hours.....
July 2011
- July 29 Monsoon II Update: Upper high now set up near the 4 corners area with good surge of monsoon moisture over SE Inyo County, moving NNW toward Mono County......
- July 25 Dry Conditions to continue throughout the Eastern Sierra through Thursday with seasonal temps......Monsoon Moisture expected to begin making its way into the high country by about Saturday....
- July 19 Will Upper Level Trofing Finish Off The Month of July?......Heat In the Mid West and Troffing In The Far West All Part Of The Same Pattern.....
- July 15 Temperatures should bottom today Friday then warming to near normal early next week....the period Saturday through Wednesday will be dry.
- July 12 Cooler Breezy Weather The Word as Longer Range Models See-Saw About When Monsoon II Returns.....
- July 9 Drier Airmass Ends Thunderstorms Threat For The High Country....Seasonal Temps This Weekend Then Cooler Next Week
- July 8 Monsoon Moisture pretty much flushed out now as thunderstorm threat in slight chance catogory.....Expect dry & breezier weather next week with cooler then normal temps......
- July 6 Thunderstorm Activity is Expected to Peak Today in the High County.....Warm Dry Weather this Weekend and Beyond......
- July 5 Monsoon Moisture will continue to surge northwestward today....better chances for rain today and especially Wednesday....Dryer weather by weekend....
- July 2 Minor Gulf of California Surge Developing Sunday Pm into Tuesday adding to 1st Monsoon surge this year....
- July 1 Above Normal Temperatures Arrive In Eastern California Today With A Chance Of Thunder By Sunday.....Mammoth is set for its first string of 80+ degree days beginning today!
June 2011
- June 29 4 to 6 Inches of Fresh Powder Today Above 10,000 feet.....Top to Open Thursday!
- June 26 Warmer the next two days then breezy and cooler Wednesday, as cold core low moves through northern and Central Ca...Still looking for toasty holiday weekend....
- June 24 Upper Level Block Over NW Territories Has Forced Upper Jet South.....Resulting In Cooler Temps For The High Country Through Wednesday...Warmer Weather is Expected For The Holiday Weekend....Monsoon Moisture Lurking To The South Over The Holiday
- June 20 Summer Solstice To Arrive With A Bang....Hot Temps Throughout Eastern Ca.....Some Cooling Expected By The Weekend.....
- June 19 Cooler Father's Day With Resort Temps in the Low 60s......Big Warm-Up Underway Monday!
- June 17 Nice Pleasent Weekend Shaping Up With Slightly Below Normal Temps.......Big Warm Up 1st Half Of Next Week Followed By Cooler Weekend
- June 15 Heat To Peak Today...Then Breezy and Cooler Thursday Into Friday...Expect a Fair and Dry Weekend With Seasonal Temps.....A Warm Up Is Expected Early Next Week
- June 13 A Taste Of Summer By Mid Week!......Then Cooler over the Weekend as Trofing Returns.....
- June 8 There is No Denying it......70s On The Way For The High County Next Week!
- June 7 Temperatures to gradually recover this week with some risk of afternoon showers....Above normal temps to arrive late next week?
- June 6 Mammoth Mt. Reporting 3 to 6 Inches Of New Past 24 Hours.... Scattered Showers Expected The Next Couple Of Days.....
- June 5 Stationary Upper Low Getting Ready To Make Its Move East....Get Ready For Some Serious WX...Late Today/Tonight!
- June 3 Tricky Forecast This Weekend As Upper Low Stalls And Wobbles Offshore
- June 2 Brief update this Morning......It will be cold with highs near 40 at resort levels today.....New guidence showing next WX maker center....coming into California early Monday AM....
- June 1 The updated outlook consedes that the train of closed lows will continue at least another week....possibly two
May 2011
- May 29 5 inches of new fell on Mammoth Mt over night.....expect snow showers today
- May 28 Chilly Unsetteled Weather Today With Strong Winds and Snow By Midnight The Highlights....
- May 27 4:00 PM Update Indecates Developing Active Front With Better Snow Fall Potential
- May 24 High Latitude Blocking Over The NW Territories Combined with Long Wave Ridging North Of Hawaii Will Keep The Upper Jet Suppressed Into Northern Ca In The Mean
- May 18 Another 8.5 inches fell upon Mammoth Mt over night.....Snow showers possible today with highs in the 30s.....Warmest day this week to be Friday with a chance of showers returning this weekend......Models beginning to trend milder by Holiday Weekend?
- May 17 Snow developing later this evening with heavy snow after midnight...another foot possible over the crest by Wednesday pm.....Break Thursday and Friday then more unsettled weather this weekend.....
- May 12 Persistant long wave trof over the Eastern Pacific to give long stretch of unsettled weather beginning Saturday through middle of next week
- May 10 Nice break again Mid Week to be followed by more unsettled weather this weekend...The enhanced phase of MJO maybe at work....
April 2011
- April 29 Chilly Weekend to be Followed by Above Normal Temps Next Week......Models Not In Agreement Beyond Next Friday.....
- April 27 Do Big Sierra Winters End Abruptly?......or do they just fade away........
- April 26 Last Cold Front of April to Move Through Early Friday Morning...Strong Gusty Winds Thursday Afternoon w/Slight chance of showers Thursday Night......Fishing Opener Forecast Thursday AM.
- April 24 Dreaded Northwest Upper Jet Headed into Northern Ca Tonight......High Wind Watch in Effect for Monday......Showers to continue through Monday Ngt
- April 21 More Snowfall on Mammoth Mountain with over a 1/2 Foot on the ground of New......WX to remain unsettled this week....
- April 19 Zonal Flow Across The Pacific.....Unsettled WX to continue next 5 days.....
- April 18 Active Pattern To Continue Most Of The Week......Cooler then normal temps and periods of light snow over the highest elevations, on and off
- April 16 Zonal flow pattern in the 3 to 5 day means to bring periods of unsettled WX to the Eastern Sierra next week.....Monday looks wet with over 6 inches of new snow possible over the crest by evening.....
- April 14 Not so Fab weekend coming up with more upper elevation wind than earlier throught.....Northwest flow aloft with embeded impulses to plague Mammoth for the forseeable future....
- April 12 Weather to become windy, cooler and unsettleled Wednesday with snow showers...Fab Weekend coming up with warmer then normal temps.....
- April 10 Sunny Skies for the Eastern Sierra with a short wave ridge over head......It's offical, 606.5 inches for new benchmark and 41 year snowfall record.....4th wettest year since 1970!
- April 8 Mid level and upper low stacked very near Mammoth this morning.....snow showers should increase as low drifts south today.....PC-Milder WX Sunday....
- April 7 Snow Continues to Fall in the Mammoth High Country.....a foot of new in the Village at 10:00am......Ski Patrol 600 inch benchmark likely achieved.....
- April 5 Models trending a bit wetter today for the early Thursday Am storm......600 inch, 41 year record getting closer!
- April 5 Active pattern returns Wednesday Night into Friday as nose of 130knot jet moves into Central Ca Wednesday PM....Snowfall to increase after midnight Wednesday
- April 4 Winds on the increase again Tuesday into Thursday as several short waves head our way......More Snow On The Way!
March 2011
- March 27 Mammoth Mt Breaks 41 year snowfall record this weekend......Weather pattern to ridge up by midweek....winds to begin calming down by Tuesday.....Spring will be in the air this week.....
- March 26 Mammoth Mt Breaks All-Time 41 Record for snowfall at Patrol Site.....Ski Patrol indicates that at least 3 to 4 inches has fallen over night to cross that 2.5 remaining inch record......Still well over a foot needed for 600 inch mark...
- March 25 Mammoth Mountain 3 inches from all time record....Patrol says 576 inches on plot!
- March 24 Last in the series of powerhouse systems to move into the Sierra this afternoon followed by a moderate system Saturday PM and a small system Sunday PM.....pattern to become dryer next week and warmer into April
- March 23 New series of storms to push snowfall seasonal totals toward 600 inches......1st in series in progress!
- March 22 Mammoth Mt exceeds 500 inches....next target, the notorious 600 inch winter!
- March 20 Full On Dump In Process In Mammoth....up to 3 feet already over the Crest and up to another 3 expected by Monday......Mammoth Mt closing in on a 500+ inch winter!!!
- March 19 New Storm to Wallop the Southern and Central Sierra Late tonight and especially Sun/Ngt!
- March 18 Series of Storms Headed for the High Country......Mini Bomb to Spin up Saturday PM
- March 17 Up to a foot of fresh snow fell on Mammoth Mt yesterday with 6 inches at the village......enjoy the break today...before another system moves in Friday afternoon
- March 16 Moderate snow falling in Mammoth Lakes at the Moment......up to 6 or 7 inches in town and up to a foot over the upper elevations......
- March 15 "Series of storms to ride upper jet into California through much of next week"
- March 14 Couple of inches of new snow fell over Mammoth Mtn Last night with a inch or so in town.....upper jet still to the north of us and is where the most activity is.....amplifacation over the central pacific to push upper jet into Central Ca by Wednesday with larger storm possible for weekend
- March 12 Little Change in the pattern through Tuesday....Then long awaited southward shift in the upper jet begins about mid-week.....
- March 8 Storm Track Takes a Hike To The North For A While With Mainly Dry Breezy WX Fronts To Deal With....Some Snow Showers Possible This Weekend
- March 4 Fair today with light winds...next round of warm air advection snowfall into the high county late Saturday night....
- March 3 MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN PICKED UP ANOTHER 12 TO 18 INCHES STORM TOTAL......NEXT SYSTEM LATE IN THE WEEKEND LOOKS SIMULAR IN STYLE ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE A BETTER PRECIP PRODUCER.....UPDATED TIMING VIA HOVMOLLER
- March 2 Mammoth Mountain Reports 4 to 6 inches this morning with another foot forcasted by Thursday.....An Active pattern is likely to continue for the next week or two...
February 2011
- February 28 Snowfall Amounts Bumped Up A bit For Wednesday/Thursday
- February 27 Chilly Morning With Low Temps As Low As -14 This AM.....Milder Weather Ahead with Light Snowfall Possible Wednesday.....
- February 26 Mammoth Mt Picked up 3 to over 4 feet of powder, Storm Total....Snow Showers Today.....Next Storm Mid Week
- February 25 Arctic Air Continues to Plunge/Modify down the West Coast....While Heavy Snows Pound the Central Sierra
- February 25 Heavy Snows Pound The Eastern Sierra with 2.5 to 4.5 feet expected over all....Snow Machine just getting started with Miracle March a Possibility
- February 23 Arctic Born Storm to test forecasters abilities along the coastal sections of the Bay Area northward as Snow Levels may drop below 1000 feet Friday.....Up in the Sierra, this will be a powder event with very cold temps Friday night into Saturday.
- February 21 Increasing Clouds Today....Snowshowers Possible Late Today and Tonight.....Champagne Power Alert For Next Weekend!
- February 20 Blue Bird Morning in Progress....Storm Total On Mammoth Mt 5.5 to 7.5 Feet!.....Over 3 Feet in Town
- February 18 21 inches at the Village at Mammoth and Counting.....
- February 17 Thursday Afternoon Update>>>>
- February 16 Mammoth Lakes Expeciencing Heavy Snowfall This Morning....The Focus Now Moves On To The Next Storm.......
- February 15 1st Major System Moving In After Midnight with 2 to 3 Feet Expected By Thursday AM On Mammoth Mountain.....Next System Looking Interesting For Friday/Night
- February 14 Champagne Powder Alert....Weather Change To Bring Greatest Snow On Earth To Mammoth Mt.
- February 13 Main focus for the short term is on the winds the next few days...then heavy snow on Wednesday/Ngt
- February 12 Upper level winds on the increase this morning as short wave passes to the north......warmer today with increasing high level moisture Sunday afternoon
- February 11 Last really mellow day today then winds on the increase as well as temps this weekend.....Storm/Timing still good for next week!
- February 9 Cold inside slider brought some light upslope last night.....Light Mono Lake effect probably helped......Nice weekend shaping up with light winds followed by Storm Tuesday
- February 4 Ensemble members rapidly increasing trend toward wet pattern for California by Mid Month...Subtropical tap/connection very possible with set up....
- February 3 Moderating temps over the weekend......Continued dry through the middle of next week....Pattern Change Still Looks Good
- February 2 Burr! The Chill Is On....Mammoth Marmot Says 6 More Weeks Of Winter!
January 2011
- January 30 Storm Total up to 15 inches on Mammoth Mt!
- January 30 Snowfall on the Mountain Up To 9 inches at the Main Lodge....6 Inches Near The Village....More inThe Way....
- January 30 9 inches of fresh powder at the Main Lodge at 9:30am
- January 29 SMALL LITTLE SYSTEM TO BRING LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL TO MAMMOTH SUNDAY.....WESTERN EDGE OF ARCTIC AIR MASS INVADES EASTERN CA TUESDAY.....MODELS STILL HINTING AT LARGE SCALE CHANGES 2ND WEEK OF FEBRUARY
- January 28 Weak Little Upper Low Getting Nice Kick From Upstream System Near Dateline....Longer Range Models Are Suggesting Change!
- January 27 East Coast Storm to Move Off Shore Opening Up The Wave Length A Bit....Snow Showers Possible Sunday.....Retrogression Now In The Cards.....
- January 26 No Change In The Current +Phase PNA Pattern Across The Western Hemisphere....Small Feature May Give The Sierra Some Snow Showers Weeks End
- January 24 Hemispheric Pattern To Remain Very Stable 4 Wave....No Significant Change This Week
- January 21 One more Great Basin slider before upper ridge moves into California Tuesday for above normal temps and very light winds.....temperature inversions will rule by mid week......MJO is at peak now in the favorable teleconnecting area....models hinting change....
- January 20 Cooler today with decreasing winds over the crest.....milder Friday then next inter mountain slider Saturday to bring more upper elevation wind and cooling....The strong MJO no help in changing current pattern so far....
- January 18 Dry Dry As Far As The Eye Can See...PNA Pattern Likely To Rule The Western Hemisphere The Next 1 To 2 Weeks! (Wednesday AM MJO Update)
- January 17 High temperature records fall in big numbers......MJO Update
- January 17 Another Fair Week Ahead With Cooler Weather By Mid-Week Again.....MJO On The Move As Well
- January 15 Continued Breezy Over the Crest Through Monday......Cooler By Wednesday.....MJO Stalls over the Maritime Continent
- January 14 JANUARY THAW CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AND POSSIBLY TUESDAY......CHILLY INSIDE SLIDER STILL IN THE CARDS FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK....UPPER LEVEL WEST COAST RIDGE TO BREAK DOWN THE 2ND HALF OF NEXT WEEK
- January 12 Warmer, Milder Weather On The Way.....MJO Still Rising!
- January 11 Looks Like A Week Of Nuisance Weather...Then MJO rising next week.....possible stormy period the end of January into the first week of February.
- January 9 Cooler Weather and Quite Breezy Over The Upper Elevations Sunday
- January 8 High Cloudiness Invades Mammoth This Afternoon With Dry Cold Front On The Way.....Warm Advection Snowfall Still On The Way For Tuesday And Beyond.....
- January 7 Northwest Slider To Bring Cooler Air To Mammoth By Sunday....Some Light Snow Possible Tuesday Into Thursday...Then January Thaw A Possibility Thereafter.....
- January 5 Mid Latitude System Lurking Toward The Middle of Next Week!
- January 4 High Pressure Aloft Builds Into The Golden State For Some Spectacular Weather....Warmer Temps On The Way..then Breezy and Cooler Saturday and Sunday!
- January 3 2nd Half Of Snow Forecast Busted For The High Country....Nice Break In The Weather Coming Up Beginning Tuesday
- January 2 Some Changes In The Longer Range Charts Today
- January 2 Another Winter Storm Warning Hoisted For Our Region.....This Time For The Owens Valley Too!
- January 1 Happy New Year....and it is Snowing Again in Mammoth!
December 2010
- December 31 The Dweebs Will Be Ringing In The New Year!
- December 30 It's Official December is the wettest month of all since 1970
- December 29 Its Official......Wettest December On Mammoth Mt On Record!
- December 27 More Snow On The Way For Mammoth!
- December 26 Building Upper Ridge Over The Eastern Pacific Spells Cooler Weather This Weeks Second Half....More Snow On The Way!
- December 25 Splitting System To Bring Quick Shot Of Snow Tonight....Then Showers In The Morning....
- December 24 Christmas Day Eve Storm to bring a good chance of "Light Snow" for the Town Saturday Night-Sunday AM
- December 23 Blue Bird Morning.....Watch out for Ice Falling From The Trees The Next Few Days!
- December 22 A Mammoth Power Outrage!! Edision, Bury Your High Voltage Power Lines!
- December 21 Wet Pattern Winding Down Over The Eastern Sierra With Only A Few Small Storms To Deal With....
- December 19 Sunday 1:00pm Hydrology Summary.....24 Hour period.....
- December 19 Another Major Surge of Moisture into Mammoth today then Hose to Shift South into Southern Ca Monday into Wednesday.....more snow for Mammoth through Mid Week
- December 18 Snowfall Rates To Increase Again tonight! The Night of Lights should be Spectactular!
- December 17 Snow Now Falling In Mammoth
- December 16 Mammoth Readies Itself For A "Mammoth" series of Storms!
- December 15 Very wet system headed into the sierra Friday night and should continue through early Sunday am
- December 14 Pattern change underway with first system to bring light to moderate amounts to the high country tonight.....then major storm for the weekend into next week!
- December 13 First system in the series to move through Mammoth Tuesday/Night....Followed by wet snowy weekend
- December 11 Fab Weekend Followed By Fab Snowfall Later In The Week
- December 9 Moisture Fetch To Lift North With The Upper Jet Friday Night.....Very Nice Weekend Ahead!
- December 8 More Nuisance Weather On The Way This Week....Leading To A Fair Mild Weekend
- December 7 Western Pacific Jet May Come To Our Rescue....Next Week
- December 6 No Doubt About It....Major Blocking Has Developed Near The Dateline And Northern Atlantic.....Subtropical Ridge To Keep Most Storms Well To Our North
- December 5 Snowfall To Become Moderate Tonight.....10 to 15 inches over Mammoth Mt. by Sunrise Monday
- December 4 12z Saturday GFS Model coming in a bit dryer this morning.....
- December 3 Unsettled weather to continue with a good shot of fresh snow Sunday night into Monday AM....upper elevations (9000+)could receive between 15 and 20 inches
- December 2 Weather to remain unsetteled through the weekend....."Wind Advisories" Hoisted for today
- December 1 Neusence weather pattern through weekend to bring snow light snow or snow showers to the high country
November 2010
- November 30 Pattern change to bring milder temps along with over running clouds...some light snowfall possible toward weeks end
- November 29 Short Wave Ridging To Bring Welcome Warming This Week.....Then A Chance Of Light Snow By The Weekend
- November 27 Snowy Saturday......Clearing Then Cold Tonight!
- November 26 New System To Move Into The Sierra Saturday.....Then Fair and Cold Sunday
- November 25 Happy Thanksgiving from the Dweebs!!
- November 24 Sunny, Cold and Breezy Today.....Warmer Temps Thursday and Friday
- November 23 Cold and Snowy The Rest Of The Day...Then Clearing Tonight and Fair For The ThanksGiving Holiday
- November 22 Its Cold! The Snow Is Deep.....And Another 1 to 2 feet Is On The Way!
- November 21 Steady Heavy Snowfall Has Turned To Showers Now As Long Wave Shifts Into The Great Basin
- November 20 A break in the action today then snow becoming heavy again over night into Sunday AM
- November 19 Getting Ready for a Mammoth Blizzard!!
- November 17 Updated snowfall QPF and Snowfall For Weekend Storm
- November 17 Last Mellow Day Today...Then Winds On the Increase Tonight....Storm May Now Linger Into Tuesday
- November 16 Another two days of mild weather then winds on the increase Thursday leading to cold snowy weekend
- November 14 Mammoth to enjoy highs in the 50s the next 5 days, before 1st major storm makes its way into the sierra Friday
- November 13 Fair Dry Weather Expected Through Wednesday With Warmer Temps.....Gusty Winds Over The Crest Will Continue.....Storm Still Lurking For Next Weekend
- November 12 SOME WARMING THIS WEEKEND.....THEN STRONG GUSTY NE WINDS TO RAKE THE CREST.....RETROGRESSION OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC HIGH STILL IN THE CARDS FOR LATER NEXT WEEK
- November 11 GUSTY WINDS OVER THE CREST TODAY...CHILLY WEATHER WILL MODERATE OVER THE WEEKEND....FAIR WEATHER IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY...THEN RETROGRESSION OF THE LONG WAVE PATTERN THE 2ND HALF OF NEXT WEEK
- November 10 Cold inside slider pattern brings chill to the sierra
- November 9 INSIDE SLIDER TO BRING SNOWSHOWERS WEDNESDAY AND COLDER TEMPS
- November 8 STORM SYSTEM LEFT MODERATE AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL IN MAMMOTH
- November 7 Winter Weather Advisories Hoisted for this Afternoon
- November 6 Up to 15 inches possible over the upper mountain by Monday AM
- November 5 Getting Down To Business
- November 3 Heat wave for two more days
- November 1 Recap and the winter outlook
October 2010
- October 28 Quick update
- October 27 Snow wagon coming?
- October 26 A storm cleanup day
- October 25 Storm door remains open
- October 25 Storm Report - Oct. 25
- October 24 Wet Sunday
- October 23 Sunday will be wet
- October 22 Wet system inbound
- October 21 The cake is still in the oven
- October 20 System will be unimpressive in Mammoth
- October 19 Mid October overview
- October 8 Quiet weather week ahead
- October 6 Blue bird on Friday
- October 5 Storm report
- October 4 Rain and the outlook
- October 3 Sunday update
- October 2 Moisture arriving
- October 1 Looking ahead
