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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

CARPENTER RIDGE (CDEC1)

Lat: 40.06866°NLon: 121.584°WElev: 4816.0ft.

NA

59°F

15°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed ESE 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 17 Jan 03:54 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles SW Chester CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 36. East wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind 9 to 11 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 36. East wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind 9 to 11 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 28. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Friday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles SW Chester CA
 40.12°N 121.39°W (Elev. 6742 ft)
Last Update:
1:26 pm PST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm PST Jan 17, 2026-6pm PST Jan 24, 2026
 
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