Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

EW8163 Hume (E8163)

Lat: 36.78783°NLon: 118.91317°WElev: 5213.94ft.

NA

46°F

8°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed WSW 0 MPH
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.26 mb)
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 19 Apr 08:05 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles NNW Lodgepole CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of rain after 11pm.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 46. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of rain, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 48 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Rain showers before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible.  Snow level 6700 feet lowering to 5200 feet after midnight . Low around 34. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 34 °F

    Showers then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of rain before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am.  Snow level rising to 6300 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 46 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

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

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
A 10 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 46. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of rain, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Rain showers before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 6700 feet lowering to 5200 feet after midnight . Low around 34. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
A chance of rain before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Snow level rising to 6300 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 10 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles NNW Lodgepole CA
 36.84°N 118.82°W (Elev. 4879 ft)
7:56 pm PDT Apr 19, 2026
8pm PDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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