Severe Thunderstorm, Flooding, and Winter Weather Threats on Tuesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from central Texas into southern Oklahoma and northern Missouri into southern Michigan. A heavy wintry mix is forecast for the Great Lakes into northern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fairchild Air Force Base (KSKA)

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

Partly Cloudy

34°F

1°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed SSW 9 MPH
Barometer 29.89 in (1012.19 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 09 Mar 09:55 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Fairchild AFB WA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11pm.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow likely before 2pm, then rain likely.  Cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 46 °F

    Breezy. Snow
    Likely then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Rain.  Snow level 3900 feet rising to 4500 feet after midnight. Low around 40. Windy, with a southwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Rain and
    Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain likely before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of rain after 2pm.  Snow level 4300 feet lowering to 3400 feet. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Windy.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 49 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain before 8pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow.  Snow level 4200 feet. Low around 39. Breezy.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 39 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow.  Snow level 4500 feet. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 51 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with snow.  Snow level 4900 feet lowering to 4000 feet after midnight . Low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 36 °F

    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow likely before 2pm, then rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain. Snow level 3900 feet rising to 4500 feet after midnight. Low around 40. Windy, with a southwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain likely before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of rain after 2pm. Snow level 4300 feet lowering to 3400 feet. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Rain before 8pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow. Snow level 4200 feet. Low around 39. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow. Snow level 4500 feet. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Rain, possibly mixed with snow. Snow level 4900 feet lowering to 4000 feet after midnight . Low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow before 2pm, then a slight chance of snow. Snow level 3500 feet lowering to 2400 feet in the afternoon . Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 46.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 2800 feet rising to 3900 feet after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 4300 feet rising to 6500 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fairchild AFB WA
 47.63°N 117.68°W (Elev. 2444 ft)
9:52 pm PDT Mar 9, 2026
10pm PDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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