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

41°F

5°C

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

13 Miles ESE Lodgepole CA

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of snow after 4pm.  Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 11. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Breezy. Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as 2. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Sunny and cold, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as 2. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as 5. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 34. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 27. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of snow after 4pm. Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 11. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as 2. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Sunny and cold, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as 2. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as 5. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 34. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 27. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 27. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 30. East northeast wind around 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
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Point Forecast:
13 Miles ESE Lodgepole CA
 36.55°N 118.5°W (Elev. 11663 ft)
7:57 am PST Mar 1, 2026
8am PST Mar 1, 2026-6pm PST Mar 7, 2026
 
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