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

42°F

6°C

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

11 Miles SE Lodgepole CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of rain after 4pm.  Snow level 8900 feet. Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as 21. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 51. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the morning.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

    Low: 27 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 10 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Snow level 8900 feet. Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain and snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as 21. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 51. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 44. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. East northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 50. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles SE Lodgepole CA
 36.46°N 118.62°W (Elev. 8323 ft)
12:57 pm PST Mar 1, 2026
1pm PST Mar 1, 2026-6pm PST Mar 7, 2026
 
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