Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Lake Wind Advisory in effect from April 20, 11:00 AM PDT until April 20, 10:00 PM PDT

Current conditions at

INDEPENDENCE CAMP (ICPC1)

Lat: 39.45269°NLon: 120.29367°WElev: 6979.0ft.

50°F

10°C

Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	NA NA MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	NA
Last update	NA

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Sierraville CA

Lake Wind Advisory until April 20, 10:00pm

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Lake Wind Advisory

Lake Wind Advisory until April 20, 10:00pm
NOW until 10:00pm Mon
Lake Wind Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 61 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 40 °F
Chance
Showers then
Rain/Snow
Likely
Tuesday
High: 46 °F
Rain/Snow
then Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 45 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 57 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Rain showers likely after 8pm, mixing with snow after 5am. Snow level 7600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday

Rain and snow showers, becoming all rain after 10am. Snow level 6300 feet. High near 46. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night

Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 11pm. Snow level 5900 feet lowering to 5000 feet after midnight . Low around 32. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Snow level rising to 5700 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 57.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 60.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Snow level 6700 feet rising to 7600 feet in the afternoon. Sunny, with a high near 59.