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 89%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.25 in (1024.38 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Jan 04:55 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Medical Lake WA

  • Today

    Today: Patchy freezing fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 30. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. Calm wind.

    Low: 20 °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 23. Calm wind.

    Low: 23 °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 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow, mainly after 4am.  Snow level 2800 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain.  Snow level 3500 feet rising to 4300 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy freezing fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 30. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Light southeast wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow, mainly after 4am. Snow level 2800 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Snow level 3500 feet rising to 4300 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. 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 44.
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 45.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ESE Medical Lake WA
 47.55°N 117.66°W (Elev. 2359 ft)
3:02 am PST Jan 25, 2026
5am PST Jan 25, 2026-6pm PST Jan 31, 2026
 
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