Heat Persists Across the Central and Western U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in the Rockies and High Plains

Record-breaking heat expected in the Central and Western U.S. for the next several days. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions over portions of the Rockies and High Plains Wednesday and Thursday. Rain and mountain snow are possible across the Pacific Northwest into the Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

NA

39°F

4°C

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

6 Miles SE Lodgepole CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the evening.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. East wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. East wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. East wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Snow level 8800 feet lowering to 7900 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 7600 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SE Lodgepole CA
 36.55°N 118.64°W (Elev. 7418 ft)
7:56 pm PDT Mar 24, 2026
8pm PDT Mar 24, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 31, 2026
 
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