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

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.58 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Jan 07:35 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

22 Miles NNW Mackay ID

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -6. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around 4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -22. West northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -3. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 13.

    High: 13 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.

    Low: 3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -6. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around 4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -18. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -22. West northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -3. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 13.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
22 Miles NNW Mackay ID
 44.2°N 113.8°W (Elev. 11401 ft)
4:31 pm MST Jan 22, 2026
7pm MST Jan 22, 2026-6pm MST Jan 29, 2026
 
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