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

Pine Flat Lake Overlook (PG953)

Lat: 36.86341°NLon: 119.24789°WElev: 2151.0ft.

NA

63°F

17°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed ENE 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 20 Jan 05:10 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles NNE Squaw Valley CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind.

    Low: 48 °F

    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm.  Patchy dense fog before 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind.

    Low: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Patchy dense fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles NNE Squaw Valley CA
 36.87°N 119.14°W (Elev. 1555 ft)
4:56 pm PST Jan 20, 2026
5pm PST Jan 20, 2026-6pm PST Jan 27, 2026
 
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