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

Challis - Challis Airport (KLLJ)

Lat: 44.523°NLon: 114.21611°WElev: 5026.0ft.

Clear

6°F

-14°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.12 in (1019.98 mb)
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Jan 04:55 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNE Mackay ID

  • Today

    Today: Sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -13. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. West southwest wind 10 to 16 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 24.

    High: 24 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -13. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. West southwest wind 10 to 16 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 24.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles NNE Mackay ID
 43.99°N 113.55°W (Elev. 9961 ft)
4:31 am MST Jan 24, 2026
5am MST Jan 24, 2026-6pm MST Jan 30, 2026
 
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