Mammoth Weather carries on…

Well, say goodbye to nice weather midweek as a pattern change is cooking.  Look for increasing clouds and wind sometime Wednesday and snow probable by Thursday.  Some models are showing up to 2 Feet of snow in the mountains by sometime Friday before drying out.  Temps will be near record highs on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  Breezy on Wednesday. 

Stay tuned as this pattern includes a lot of variables.   

Enjoy Monday, Tuesday and tighten up all your outdoor chores

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Published Monday 11/10/25

The Mammoth Weather Website was created by Howard Sheckter and Geoff McQuilkin.

Howard’s love of weather began in High School and continued until he went into the clouds on August 25, 2024.

These are Howards words leading up to his last Weather Report on Mammoth’s KMMT in October 2024.

I want to thank all the Dweebers who have read my blog over the decades and Geoff McQuilkin for keeping it running.  I also want to give Dan McConnell a special thanks for his partnership in broadcasting. Tom Cylke and the late Don Marcelin were mentors and taught me so much about local weather. Everyone at the national weather service in Reno for their advice including taking my calls at 3am. Cliff Mann and Joani Lynch for being fantastic resources for real time weather information from Mammoth Mountain.

In May of 1981, KMMT wanted to start a radio weather report, and my weather broadcasting career began.  Two years later, I was  fired for making  inaccurate forecasts.  Then, John Young at KIBS hired me, and Tom Cage pushed for me to get back on the air with KMMT. The Diggernesses’ gave me a second chance. And just like that I was rolling with two radio stations. Pursuing my passion for weather, I continued to work at local places like the Hamburger Palace for a few years, which eventually became Roberto’s. I got my real estate license in January of 1982.

As the 80s continued, Dan McConnell, and The Mammoth Channel 5 started producing a weather report on local TV.  At that time, weather forecasting was different:  we didn’t have internet or publicly available models.  That made it difficult to predict weather in this area.  I was been blamed for bad forecasts —even had an effigy of me burned at the stake

On a personal level, Mammoth Lakes has been my home, my life, and my special place. I met my wife, Donna, in Mammoth in 1984 who has been a nurse at Mammoth Hospital for over 35 years. We raised our two children who went through the Mammoth school system and stayed in CA—my son Clifford is the directing surgeon of the regional burn center for the Bay Area and my daughter Natalie is the associate director of a mental health clinic in LA.

And most importantly, I want to thank the people of the Eastern Sierra, from the Northern Mono County line to the Southern Owens Valley and out into Western Nevada.  There is no greater place to live or experience weather . . .    Signing off … for the Dweebs

Howard Sheckter  October 1950 – August 2024