Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

PARKFIELD (PKFC1)

Lat: 35.89831°NLon: 120.43329°WElev: 1525.0ft.

NA

43°F

6°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed N 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 22 Jan 05:55 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NW Parkfield CA

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy dense fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Calm wind.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Dense Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy dense fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of frost before 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy frost before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Patchy dense fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Calm wind.
Saturday
Patchy dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Sunday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Monday
Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NW Parkfield CA
 35.96°N 120.51°W (Elev. 2300 ft)
3:11 am PST Jan 22, 2026
6am PST Jan 22, 2026-6pm PST Jan 28, 2026
 
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