Forecast and Conditions for Independence, California

Updated: 5:56 AM PDT on August 30, 2008
Observed at Bishop, California
Temperature 58 °F / 14 °C
Humidity 46%
Dew Point 37 °F / 3 °C
Wind North at 6 mph / 9 km/h
Pressure 29.71 in / 1006 hPa (Rising)
Conditions Clear
Visibility 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds Clear (CLR) : -
Yesterday's Maximum 102 °F / 39 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 57 °F / 14 °C
Normal high 93 °F / 33 °C
Normal low 51 °F / 10 °C
Record high 103 °F / 39 °C (1948)
Record low 43 °F / 6 °C (1989)
Sunrise06:22 AM (PDT)
Sunset07:23 PM (PDT)
Moon Rise06:11 AM (PDT)
Moon Set07:18 PM (PDT)
Moon Phase
Fire Weather Watch
Statement as of 3:12 PM PDT on August 29, 2008


... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Sunday morning through
Sunday evening due to gusty southwest winds and low relative
humidity...

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a Fire
Weather Watch... which is in effect from Sunday morning through
Sunday evening.

An unusually strong front will pass through Nevada Sunday and
Monday. In advance of the front wind gusts to 35 mph or greater
from the south to west will develop in south central Nevada Sunday
afternoon... in western San Bernardino County and the Sierra
portion of Inyo County. With these winds there will be relative
humidities below 15 percent. Nevada zone 460... 462 and primarily
the west part of Nevada zone 461 will be affected. In California
zones 226 and primarily the west half of zone 228. A Fire Weather
Watch has been issued for the above mentioned zones.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are possible. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag
warnings.




Forecast as of 3:45 am PDT on August 30, 2008

Today
Partly sunny. Isolated thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Highs around 100. Light wind becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny...breezy. Highs around 90. Light wind becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph decreasing to 20 mph after midnight.
Labor Day
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Light wind becoming north around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
Tuesday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
Tuesday Night
Clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Wednesday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
Wednesday Night
Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Thursday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
Thursday Night
Clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
Friday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
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