Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

GW3823 VAIL (G3823)

Lat: 39.64277°NLon: 106.39812°WElev: 8172.0ft.

NA

2°F

-17°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed WSW 0 MPH
Barometer 29.63 in (1003.39 mb)
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 25 Jan 08:38 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Vail CO

  • Today

    Today: Snow showers, mainly after 11am.  Patchy fog before 9am. High near 18. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 18 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -15. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 18. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -15. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 39.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
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Point Forecast:
Vail CO
 39.64°N 106.39°W (Elev. 8238 ft)
7:38 am MST Jan 25, 2026
8am MST Jan 25, 2026-6pm MST Jan 31, 2026
 
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