Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Payson Airport (KPAN)

Lat: 34.2568364°NLon: 111.3392558°WElev: 5157.0ft.

Clear

48°F

9°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed SSE 3 MPH
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.95 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Jan 06:15 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles W Forest Lakes AZ

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 42 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow showers.  Low around 34. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Snow Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow showers.  High near 35. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Snow Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely then
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am.  Sunny, with a high near 35. North wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the morning.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
Snow showers. Low around 34. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Snow showers. High near 35. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 35. North wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles W Forest Lakes AZ
 34.35°N 111.06°W (Elev. 7799 ft)
3:33 pm MST Jan 22, 2026
6pm MST Jan 22, 2026-6pm MST Jan 29, 2026
 
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