Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains and Midwest; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central/southern High Plains and portions of the Midwest. Two Pacific storms will continue to bring heavy mountain snow and gusty winds to the western U.S. through Thursday. A swath of wintry weather, including heavy snow and a wintry mix, is expected from the Northern Plains to New England. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Storm Warning until February 20, 07:00 AM PST

Current conditions at

SCE Sand Canyon (SE115)

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

25°F

-4°C

Humidity	98%
Wind Speed	WSW 15 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	13°F (-11°C)
Last update	18 Feb 01:20 PM PST

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Extended Forecast for

14 Miles NE Tehachapi CA

Winter Storm Warning February 18, 01:35pm until February 20, 07:00am

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Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning February 18, 01:35pm until February 20, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Fri
Winter Storm Warning
This Afternoon
High: 29 °F
Cold and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 24 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Cloudy
then Snow
Likely
Thursday
High: 33 °F
Snow and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 24 °F
Windy. Snow
Likely then
Slight Chance
Snow
Friday
High: 33 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
then Mostly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 38 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Snow likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 10. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday

Snow. High near 33. Wind chill values as low as 11. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Thursday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 11. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 46. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West northwest wind around 10 mph.