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February 18, 2026 12:50 pm

There will be a few showers this morning along the Central Coast and light snow over the Grapevine, otherwise it will be sunny and dry but cool and breezy. Another storm will move into the area Thursday bringing more rain and mountain snow. Then dry weather Friday and Saturday before another storm is possible Sunday or early next week.

Very active weather pattern across much of the Lower 48 over the next few days. The lead winter storm will be winding down across the Upper Mississippi Valley/Great Lakes Wednesday night, while the next storm begins to deepen Thursday over the Central Plains and moves northeast into the Upper Lakes Friday. An elevated to critical fire weather threat will continue across the Southern Plains. Active West coast pattern continues with additional heavy low elevations rains across California and additional heavy snows through the Sierra. Much above average temperature likely through the Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee Valleys, Southeast and Florida, while below average temperatures stretch from the Northern Plains, west southwest across all of the West.