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A Couple of Fast Moving Storms Affecting Areas Along and East of the Rockies

A couple of storm systems will impact travel conditions through the first half of this weekend. Heavy snow from the mountains of the West will move into the upper Midwest and upper Great Lakes through tonight. Record warmth and Gulf moisture along and east of the Mississippi River will fuel severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, fog for the Tennessee Valley and deep South on Friday into Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

HAPPY JACK (QHJA3)

Lat: 34.61797°NLon: 111.34239°WElev: 6812.0ft.

NA

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed WSW 10 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 08 Jan 04:02 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

23 Miles N Payson AZ

Winter Weather Advisory January 8, 04:37pm until January 8, 08:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory January 8, 04:37pm until January 8, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Thu

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 30 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow showers before 2am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 13. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 17. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 19. Northeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 30. West wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers before 2am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 13. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 17. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 19. Northeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 23. Northeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
23 Miles N Payson AZ
 34.58°N 111.31°W (Elev. 6985 ft)
Last Update:
3:17 pm MST Jan 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm MST Jan 8, 2026-6pm MST Jan 14, 2026
 
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