Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

BENTON (BETC1)

Lat: 37.84333°NLon: 118.47853°WElev: 5450.0ft.

29°F

-2°C

Humidity	94%
Wind Speed	S 18 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	17°F (-8°C)
Last update	17 Feb 04:00 PM PST

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles E Benton CA

Winter Weather Advisory February 19, 04:00am until February 19, 10:00pm

Winter Storm Warning February 17, 04:22pm until February 18, 07:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning February 17, 04:22pm until February 18, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Wed
Winter Storm Warning
This Afternoon
High: 9 °F
Heavy Snow
and Very
Windy
Tonight
Low: -4 °F
Heavy Snow
and Very
Windy
Wednesday
High: 1 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and Very
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: -3 °F
Windy. Partly
Cloudy then
Slight Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 8 °F
Snow Likely
and Very
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: -4 °F
Chance Snow
and Very
Windy
Friday
High: 9 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 0 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 9. Wind chill values as low as -20. Very windy, with a southwest wind around 50 mph, with gusts as high as 75 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Tonight

Snow, mainly before 4am. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -35. Very windy, with a southwest wind around 50 mph, with gusts as high as 75 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.

Wednesday

A 10 percent chance of snow before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -35. Very windy, with a west wind 45 to 50 mph decreasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 10 percent chance of snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Thursday

Snow likely, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 8. Very windy, with a southwest wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Very windy, with a west wind around 45 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 9. Windy.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Windy.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 12. Windy.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Windy.

Sunday

A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Very windy.

Sunday Night

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Very windy.