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

I-40 @ Painted Desert NP HQ (AZT13)

Lat: 35.0637°NLon: 109.77562°WElev: 5745.0ft.

NA

36°F

2°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed SE 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 24 Jan 08:52 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

36 Miles NNE Snowflake AZ

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly after 11am.  High near 45. West wind 5 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 45 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 9pm.  Patchy fog before 9pm.  Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 20. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Light east wind.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 17. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 17 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly after 11am. High near 45. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight
Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 9pm. Patchy fog before 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 20. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Light east wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 17. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
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Point Forecast:
36 Miles NNE Snowflake AZ
 34.99°N 109.79°W (Elev. 5413 ft)
3:18 am MST Jan 24, 2026
9am MST Jan 24, 2026-6pm MST Jan 30, 2026
 
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