Sunday, June 30th, 2024 @ 11 AM Good morning. It’s a gorgeous mid-summer morning in the Eastern Sierra, with clear to hazy skies.

Early this morning, smoke dissipated from a wildfire flare-up to the west of the Eastern Sierra near Fresno. AQI levels at sunrise were near 120 near Mammoth, with reads in the 85 range in Bishop. Over the last few hours, most of that bad air has blown out of the area.

Currently, at the top of Mammoth Mountain, the temperature is 49 degrees, and the south wind is at 23 MPH, gusting to 29 MPH. Down at the Mammoth Mountain Main Lodge, the temperature this morning is 59, with a WSW wind at 4 to 15 MPH.

The next couple of days will have temperatures just above average for this time of year. By Tuesday, a very strong ridge of high pressure will start to affect the area, with very warm to very hot conditions developing. Mammoth looks to be in the mid-to-upper 80s by July 4th, with Bishop in the mid-100s. It looks like the Dogs Days of Summer July weather is upon us; July 4th seems to almost always kick it off.

If you’re traveling to the area, we suggest you carry extra food, water, and shade as you come up the HOT Owens Valley this week. You also might want to bring a fan with you for better sleep. Stale, warm high country air can be hard to sleep in, so the fan helps to cool things down so you get some great rest for your next day’s adventure in the area.

Here is what you can expect in the High Country into next Thursday: Skies will be mostly clear through Monday, with zero chances of any thunderstorms. By Tuesday into Wednesday, you might see some isolated build-ups with the expected heat in the area. The ECM model even shows some isolated T Storms with light QPF in the high country above Mammoth and around Big Pine.

Mid-day temperatures at the 8900-foot level (Main Lodge / Lake Mary) will be in the upper 60s to low 70s into Monday. By midweek, mid-day temperatures will be up into the upper 70s, with even a lower 80 possible right into Thursday and beyond. Overnight lows in the high country will be comfortable in the upper 40s to lower 50s, warming up into the upper 50s later in the week.

Winds on Mammoth Mountain and over the higher elevations will be SW at 5-15 MPH, with gusts up to 25 MPH during the afternoon. Expect stronger gusts over Sierra ridges and at the top of Mammoth Mountain.

Temperatures in Mammoth Lakes will be in the upper 70s to low 80s, with nighttime lows in the upper 40s to low 50s through Monday. By Tuesday, temperatures will be coming up in town, with mid- to upper 80s by July 4th and lasting into Thursday and beyond.

Overnight lows will also warm into the upper 50s to lower 60s. Winds will be out of SW at 5-10 MPH, with gusts to 15 MPH at times.

Midday temperatures from Crowley Lake to Toms Place will be in the mid-80s to upper 80s into Monday, with mid-day temperatures into the low 90s by midweek, with overnight lows into the low to mid-50s rising into the upper 50s to lower 60s by midweek.

For Bishop to Mill Pond, the extreme Summer is on the way. Today’s afternoon temperatures are expected to be in the mid-to-upper 90s, followed by a very hot 105-107 by midweek and lasting into next weekend. Late tonight’s overnight low will be in the low to mid-50s, and by midweek, lows will be in the mid-to-upper 60s at sunrise. Expect afternoon winds of 5-10 MPH, with gusts up to 15 MPH possible.

MSLP GIF out 144 hours. Into Sunday, it will be clear and dry with average temperatures, and then a slow warming trend will begin with more dry conditions.

(MSLP) is the atmospheric pressure at the mean sea level. It is usually shown on radio, television, newspapers, or Internet weather reports.