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

41°F

5°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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 1am. Some thunder is also possible.  Snow level 8000 feet lowering to 7400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    Low: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 1am. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 8000 feet lowering to 7400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Monday
A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest 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)
10:57 pm PST Feb 25, 2026
11pm PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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