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

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

EW8163 Hume (E8163)

Lat: 36.78783°NLon: 118.91317°WElev: 5239.0ft.

NA

51°F

11°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed ESE 0 MPH
Barometer 30.19 in (1022.35 mb)
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 21 Jan 11:04 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

21 Miles NE Squaw Valley CA

  • Today

    Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Calm wind.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am.  Snow level 7100 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Calm wind.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am. Snow level 7100 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
21 Miles NE Squaw Valley CA
 36.88°N 118.91°W (Elev. 5965 ft)
10:56 am PST Jan 21, 2026
11am PST Jan 21, 2026-6pm PST Jan 27, 2026
 
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