Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

NA

45°F

7°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

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 16. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 18. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Wind chill values as low as 20. North wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values as low as 20. West wind around 10 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 31. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 16. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 18. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Wind chill values as low as 20. North wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values as low as 20. West wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 31. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of snow showers after 10am. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 25. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Point Forecast:
12 Miles ESE Lodgepole CA
 36.54°N 118.53°W (Elev. 12044 ft)
5:57 pm PST Feb 25, 2026
6pm PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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