Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

CHAGOOPA PLATEAU NEAR MINERAL KING 7E (CHP) (CHPC1)

Lat: 36.47333°NLon: 118.46333°WElev: 9450.0ft.

NA

35°F

2°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA NA MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update NA
Extended Forecast for

22 Miles SE Lodgepole CA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Wind chill values as low as 22. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Wind chill values as low as 23. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Wind chill values as low as 25. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values as low as 27. West wind around 10 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 10 percent chance of snow after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Wind chill values as low as 22. Northwest wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Wind chill values as low as 23. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Wind chill values as low as 25. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values as low as 27. West wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday Night
A 10 percent chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of snow showers after 10am. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 29. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 35. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 36. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
22 Miles SE Lodgepole CA
 36.37°N 118.46°W (Elev. 11608 ft)
2:57 am PST Feb 26, 2026
3am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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