Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

NA

31°F

-1°C

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

13 Miles SSE Lodgepole CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain and snow before midnight, then rain between midnight and 3am, then rain and snow after 3am.  Snow level 9600 feet. Low around 31. Wind chill values as low as 24. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 31 °F

    Rain/Snow

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after noon. Some thunder is also possible.  High near 38. Wind chill values as low as 25. South wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 22. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 18. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 42 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South southeast wind around 5 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow, mainly after 10am.  High near 38. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow showers before 4am, then snow likely after 4am. Some thunder is also possible.  Low around 26. South wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Snow Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely before 10am, then snow showers after 10am. Some thunder is also possible.  High near 34. South southwest wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow showers, mainly before 4am. Some thunder is also possible.  Low around 22. Southwest wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain and snow before midnight, then rain between midnight and 3am, then rain and snow after 3am. Snow level 9600 feet. Low around 31. Wind chill values as low as 24. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
New Year's Day
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after noon. Some thunder is also possible. High near 38. Wind chill values as low as 25. South wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 22. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 18. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South southeast wind around 5 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Snow, mainly after 10am. High near 38. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Snow showers before 4am, then snow likely after 4am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 26. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow likely before 10am, then snow showers after 10am. Some thunder is also possible. High near 34. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Snow showers, mainly before 4am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 22. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Snow showers likely, mainly between 10am and 4pm, then snow likely after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
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Point Forecast:
13 Miles SSE Lodgepole CA
 36.44°N 118.62°W (Elev. 8766 ft)
8:57 pm PST Dec 31, 2025
9pm PST Dec 31, 2025-6pm PST Jan 7, 2026
 
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