Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

SCE Virginia Lakes (SE089)

Lat: 38.07717°NLon: 119.19795°WElev: 8822.0ft.

19°F

-7°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	ESE 9 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	17°F (-8°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	8°F (-13°C)
Last update	17 Feb 06:10 PM PST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Conway Summit CA

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

Winter Storm Warning February 17, 06:18pm until February 18, 07:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning February 17, 06:18pm until February 18, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Wed
Winter Storm Warning
Tonight
Low: -2 °F
Heavy Snow
and Damaging
Winds
Wednesday
High: 8 °F
Snow Likely
and Very
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 2 °F
Snow and
Windy
Thursday
High: 14 °F
Heavy Snow
and Very
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: -4 °F
Very Windy.
Snow Likely
then Chance
Snow
Friday
High: 17 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 5 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Saturday
High: 24 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -30. Strong and damaging winds, with a southwest wind 55 to 60 mph, with gusts as high as 85 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 10 to 16 inches possible.

Wednesday

Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -30. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow, mainly after 10pm. Low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 14. Wind chill values as low as -25. Very windy, with a southwest wind around 50 mph, with gusts as high as 80 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Thursday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Very windy, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Windy.

Saturday

A slight chance of snow between 10am and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Windy.

Saturday Night

A chance of snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Very windy.

Sunday

A chance of snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Very windy.

Sunday Night

Snow likely. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Strong and damaging winds.