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

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

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

22°F

-6°C

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

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Extended Forecast for

18 Miles SE Lodgepole CA

Flood Watch December 26, 06:27am until December 26, 04:00pm

Winter Storm Warning December 26, 06:27am until December 26, 10:00pm

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Flood Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Flood Watch December 26, 06:27am until December 26, 04:00pm
Winter Storm Warning December 26, 06:27am until December 26, 10:00pm
NOW: Multiple hazards in effect
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Today
High: 25 °F⇓
Snow Showers
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 8 °F
Snow Showers
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Saturday
High: 21 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 12 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 25 °F
Sunny and
Blustery then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Monday
High: 27 °F
Cold and
Blustery
Monday Night
Low: 20 °F
Clear and
Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 2. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.

Tonight

Snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -2. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 10am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -4. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 20. Windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind around 10 mph.

New Year's Day

A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 29. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.