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Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 6:52:26 am PST

Dense fog will return to the area Thursday morning through Saturday morning, with the greatest impacts likely Friday and Saturday. Slow down, switch headlights from AUTO to low beams, allow extra time, and consider delaying unnecessary travel.
With high pressure building in over central California over the next few days, stable conditions will bring back chances for dense fog in the San Joaquin Valley. This image shows the percent chance for quarter mile visibilities for Thursday morning, February 26th.
Building high pressure brings a warming trend for central California into this weekend. This image shows the probabilities for afternoon highs to exceed 75 degrees for select locations of the area. #CAwx

 

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