Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Tacoma / McChord Air Force Base (KTCM)

Lat: 47.15°NLon: 122.48333°WElev: 322.0ft.

Clear

40°F

4°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.15 in (1021.0 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Jan 02:55 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Lewis WA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Calm wind.

    High: 43 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread dense fog before 1am. Widespread dense freezing fog after 1am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind.

    Low: 28 °F

    Dense
    Freezing Fog
    and Dense Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of freezing fog before 10am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 45 °F

    Areas
    Freezing Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Calm wind.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Calm wind.
Tonight
Widespread dense fog before 1am. Widespread dense freezing fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind.
Friday
Areas of freezing fog before 10am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Lewis WA
 47.1°N 122.58°W (Elev. 299 ft)
1:26 pm PST Jan 22, 2026
3pm PST Jan 22, 2026-6pm PST Jan 29, 2026
 
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