Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Storm Warning until February 18, 10:00 PM PST

Current conditions at

SCE Sand Canyon (SE115)

Lat: 35.17785°NLon: 118.31055°WElev: 4902.0ft.

38°F

3°C

Humidity	80%
Wind Speed	S 20 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	28°F (-2°C)
Last update	17 Feb 01:50 PM PST

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles E Tehachapi CA

Winter Storm Warning February 17, 02:06pm until February 18, 10:00pm

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Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning February 17, 02:06pm until February 18, 10:00pm
NOW until 10:00pm Wed
Winter Storm Warning
This Afternoon
High: 42 °F
Rain and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 26 °F
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
then Slight
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday
High: 37 °F
Snow and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 23 °F
Breezy. Snow
Likely then
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 37 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 23 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain, mainly after 4pm. Snow level 5000 feet. High near 42. Wind chill values as low as 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain before 8pm, then rain and snow showers between 8pm and 1am, then snow showers after 1am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 15. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as 12. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 15. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

Snow, mainly after 10am. High near 37. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 43. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of rain. Snow level 4700 feet rising to 6100 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Monday

A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.