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

20°F

-7°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.0 in (1015.92 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Jan 08:55 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

18 Miles NNW Mackay ID

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -10. West wind 9 to 11 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 9 by noon, then falling to around 2 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -27. West northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -4. West northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 11.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -10. West wind 9 to 11 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 9 by noon, then falling to around 2 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -27. West northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -4. West northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 11.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
18 Miles NNW Mackay ID
 44.14°N 113.79°W (Elev. 11106 ft)
4:31 pm MST Jan 22, 2026
9pm MST Jan 22, 2026-6pm MST Jan 29, 2026
 
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