Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fairchild Air Force Base (KSKA)

Lat: 47.61667°NLon: 117.65°WElev: 2461.0ft.

Clear

20°F

-7°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed NE 3 MPH
Barometer 30.24 in (1024.04 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Jan 06:55 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Fairchild AFB WA

  • Today

    Today: Patchy freezing fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 29. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Calm wind.

    Low: 19 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Light southeast wind.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow, mainly after 4am.  Snow level 2600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain.  Snow level 3400 feet rising to 4300 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy freezing fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 29. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Light southeast wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow, mainly after 4am. Snow level 2600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Snow level 3400 feet rising to 4300 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 43.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Snow level 4700 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles W Fairchild AFB WA
 47.61°N 117.7°W (Elev. 2398 ft)
3:02 am PST Jan 25, 2026
7am PST Jan 25, 2026-6pm PST Jan 31, 2026
 
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