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.

Partly Cloudy

33°F

1°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.2 in (1022.69 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Jan 10:55 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

Steilacoom WA

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before noon.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Calm wind.

    High: 42 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread dense fog before 11pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind.

    Low: 30 °F

    Dense Fog
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Light northeast wind.

    Low: 27 °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 26.

    Low: 26 °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 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Calm wind.
Tonight
Widespread dense fog before 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Light northeast wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Steilacoom WA
 47.17°N 122.57°W (Elev. 299 ft)
7:01 am PST Jan 22, 2026
11am PST Jan 22, 2026-6pm PST Jan 28, 2026
 
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