Heavy Snow in the Cascades and Northern Rockies; Wintry Mix in the Northeast; High Winds in Southern California

Two more cold fronts will pass through the Northwest U.S. this week with heavy mountain snow continuing across the Cascades, and northern Rockies. A quick moving storm system will bring mixed precipitation including some freezing rain across the Northeast U.S. today. High winds could blow down trees and power lines in the mountains of southern California this evening through Thursday. Read More >

Current conditions at

MOUNT ELIZABETH (MOUC1)

Lat: 38.06293°NLon: 120.24725°WElev: 4942.0ft.

NA

39°F

4°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed W 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 07 Jan 01:02 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

Sonora CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Light west northwest wind.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly between 8pm and 3am.  Patchy dense fog. Patchy frost after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Dense Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy dense fog before 10am. Areas of frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Areas Frost
    and Patchy
    Dense Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Areas of frost before 9pm, then widespread frost after 11pm.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Frost

  • Friday

    Friday: Widespread frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind.

    High: 50 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Areas of frost after 9pm.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Areas Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Frost then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Light west northwest wind.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly between 8pm and 3am. Patchy dense fog. Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Patchy dense fog before 10am. Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Areas of frost before 9pm, then widespread frost after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Areas of frost after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sonora CA
 38°N 120.37°W (Elev. 2451 ft)
1:20 pm PST Jan 7, 2026
2pm PST Jan 7, 2026-6pm PST Jan 13, 2026
 
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