Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

NA

46°F

8°C

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

8 Miles ESE Lodgepole CA

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 24. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 10 percent chance of snow after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 10am and 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the morning.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 10am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 30. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 30 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 24. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday Night
A 10 percent chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 30. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
8 Miles ESE Lodgepole CA
 36.58°N 118.59°W (Elev. 9288 ft)
10:57 am PST Jan 20, 2026
11am PST Jan 20, 2026-6pm PST Jan 26, 2026
 
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