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

9°F

-13°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.15 in (1021.0 mb)
Dewpoint 1°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Jan 09:00 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles NNW Mackay ID

  • Today

    Today: Sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -24. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Cold

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -13. West southwest wind 10 to 16 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 11 to 17 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 19.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -24. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -13. West southwest wind 10 to 16 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. West wind 11 to 17 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 19.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles NNW Mackay ID
 44.06°N 113.71°W (Elev. 10755 ft)
4:31 am MST Jan 24, 2026
9am MST Jan 24, 2026-6pm MST Jan 30, 2026
 
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