Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

NA

33°F

1°C

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

12 Miles ESE Lodgepole CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 4pm.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as 23. East southeast wind around 5 mph.  Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 32 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as 5. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as 7. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -2. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 19. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 21. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 21 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 22. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as 23. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as 5. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as 7. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -2. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 19. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 21. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 22. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 27. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 26. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 26. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles ESE Lodgepole CA
 36.54°N 118.53°W (Elev. 12044 ft)
2:57 pm PST Jan 22, 2026
3pm PST Jan 22, 2026-6pm PST Jan 29, 2026
 
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