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 ZION (MTZC1)

Lat: 38.39006°NLon: 120.6524°WElev: 2967.0ft.

NA

48°F

9°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed W 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 07 Jan 03:56 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ESE Jackson CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of rain between 10pm and 3am.  Patchy fog. Patchy frost after 5am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy dense fog before 11am. Patchy frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Patchy Frost
    and Patchy
    Dense Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Widespread frost after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Frost

  • Friday

    Friday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind.

    High: 50 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Areas of frost after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Areas
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of rain between 10pm and 3am. Patchy fog. Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Patchy dense fog before 11am. Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Widespread frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
Saturday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles ESE Jackson CA
 38.34°N 120.68°W (Elev. 1493 ft)
1:20 pm PST Jan 7, 2026
4pm PST Jan 7, 2026-6pm PST Jan 14, 2026
 
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