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

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Wind Advisory until February 18, 04:00 PM PST

Current conditions at

SCE Grapevine Canyon (SE447)

Lat: 35.732°NLon: 117.87001°WElev: 2554.0ft.

49°F

9°C

Humidity	57%
Wind Speed	SSW 18 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	43°F (6°C)
Last update	17 Feb 05:20 PM PST

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Extended Forecast for

18 Miles WNW Ridgecrest CA

Wind Advisory February 17, 05:40pm until February 18, 04:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory February 17, 05:40pm until February 18, 04:00pm
NOW until 4:00pm Wed
Wind Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 40 °F
Rain and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 31 °F
Windy.
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Wednesday
High: 37 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
then Sunny
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Clear
then Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 40 °F
Snow Likely
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 28 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
then Slight
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Friday
High: 41 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain. Snow level 4900 feet. Steady temperature around 40. Wind chill values as low as 27. Windy, with a southwest wind around 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 11pm. Low around 31. Wind chill values as low as 19. Windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of snow before 10am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 17. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Wind chill values as low as 16. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

Snow likely, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 44. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of rain. Snow level rising to 5900 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.