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.

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40°F

4°C

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

16 Miles SE Lodgepole CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of snow after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 35. Wind chill values as low as 22. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 14. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as 10. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Cold and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 12. North wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 23 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 10 percent chance of snow after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 35. Wind chill values as low as 22. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 14. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as 10. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 12. North wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West southwest wind around 15 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 20 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles SE Lodgepole CA
 36.45°N 118.53°W (Elev. 12198 ft)
1:57 pm PST Mar 1, 2026
2pm PST Mar 1, 2026-6pm PST Mar 7, 2026
 
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