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

33°F

1°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: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm.  Snow level 8600 feet lowering to 7400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 35. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the morning.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Snow level 8600 feet lowering to 7400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 35. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 42. East wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 54. East wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SE Lodgepole CA
 36.55°N 118.64°W (Elev. 7418 ft)
6:57 pm PST Mar 1, 2026
7pm PST Mar 1, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 8, 2026
 
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