Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

NA

41°F

5°C

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

17 Miles SE Lodgepole CA

  • Today

    Today: A 10 percent chance of snow after 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as 19. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Breezy. Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 12. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as 10. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Cold and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 14. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 10 percent chance of snow after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as 19. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 12. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as 10. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 14. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a north wind around 20 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles SE Lodgepole CA
 36.4°N 118.55°W (Elev. 11732 ft)
8:57 am PST Mar 1, 2026
9am PST Mar 1, 2026-6pm PST Mar 7, 2026
 
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