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Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

SCE Grapevine Canyon (SE447)

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

NA

49°F

9°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed N 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Dec 06:50 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

18 Miles WNW Ridgecrest CA

Flood Watch December 26, 07:13am until December 26, 04:00pm
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Flood Watch
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    Flood Watch December 26, 07:13am until December 26, 04:00pm

    NOW until 4:00pm Fri

    Flood Watch

  • Today

    High: 51 °F⇓

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers before 10pm. Snow level 4700 feet. Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 42. Wind chill values as low as 32. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Breezy.
    Scattered
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Wind chill values as low as 31 early. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a north wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 4pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Temperature falling to around 43 by 5pm. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers before 10pm. Snow level 4700 feet. Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 42. Wind chill values as low as 32. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Wind chill values as low as 31 early. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a north wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
New Year's Day
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
18 Miles WNW Ridgecrest CA
 35.74°N 117.96°W (Elev. 4393 ft)
Last Update:
6:57 am PST Dec 26, 2025
Forecast Valid:
7am PST Dec 26, 2025-6pm PST Jan 1, 2026
 
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