Weather Update — November 9, 2026
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My friends…
It’s always a beautiful day here in the Eastern Sierra. I’m Noé from eastsideweather.com, here for MammothFM in the Eastern Sierra, coming atcha with your local weather report…
Clear weather will stick around for the next few days. Then, we are still approaching a promising extended window of opportunity for storms. Modeling around this window has been pretty volatile, and the latest trend has been to push back any more substantial precipitation to the end of the weekend. That could change pretty quickly, but as of now, precipitation chances look more likely to begin increasing towards the end of this weekend, with the storm door staying open for a while.
The first storm that makes its way towards California under this Gulf of Alaska trough setup is going to be slamming into a ridge on the West Coast. As it does so, it ends up with split flow, sending moisture north with a cutoff low fizzling out to the south. By the end of next weekend, models show the ridge backing off a bit to the east, which could allow storms to push in a bit farther without disintegrating. Like I’ve been saying, we can’t talk about any storm details like precipitation amounts and timing until we have one within 5 days.
And now for the weather forecast this week:
In Mammoth Lakes and the surrounding areas:
Monday will be mostly sunny with a high of 59 and southwest gusts up to about 20 mph, then partly cloudy skies Monday night with a low of 34.
Tuesday will be sunny with a high of 59 and light winds, then clear skies Tuesday night with a low of 35. All staying dry.
Looking ahead, expect sunny skies with a high near 60 on Wednesday, then a cooling trend with highs in the mid 50s Thursday and near 49 Friday. A slight chance of snow arrives late Friday night, and precipitation chances keep climbing through the weekend, with Sunday looking like the best shot.
And now, down to our friends in the Owens Valley:
Monday will be mostly sunny with a high of 71, then partly cloudy skies Monday night with a low of 40.
Tuesday will be sunny with a high of 71, then clear skies Tuesday night with a low of 41. All staying dry.
Looking ahead, expect sunny skies with highs near 70 Wednesday and Thursday, then the mid 60s Friday and Saturday, with precipitation chances increasing heading into Sunday.
This has been Noé for MammothFM in the Eastern Sierra. Join me over on eastsideweather.com where you can get a detailed weather forecast for anywhere in the Eastern Sierra, and read my longer range weather outlooks.
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