Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

NA

6°F

-14°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

Winter Storm Warning February 18, 07:46pm until February 19, 10:00pm
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Winter Storm Warning
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    Winter Storm Warning February 18, 07:46pm until February 19, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Thu

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow before 1pm, then snow showers after 1pm. Some thunder is also possible.  Temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 7. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 21 to 27 inches possible.

    High: 23 °F

    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 10pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 4. North northwest wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

    Low: 13 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as 8. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 28 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. East wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the morning.

    High: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Thursday
Snow before 1pm, then snow showers after 1pm. Some thunder is also possible. Temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 7. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 21 to 27 inches possible.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 4. North northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as 8. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. East wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the morning.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday
A chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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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 Feb 18, 2026
7pm PST Feb 18, 2026-6pm PST Feb 25, 2026
 
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