Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

Lat: 32.34°NLon: 104.26°WElev: 3294ft.

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Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	NA
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	NA
Last update	* Not a current observation *

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX

Extreme Cold Warning until January 26, 12:00pm

Winter Storm Warning until January 25, 12:00pm

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Extreme Cold Warning

Winter Storm Warning

Extreme Cold Warning until January 26, 12:00pm
Winter Storm Warning until January 25, 12:00pm
NOW: Multiple hazards in effect
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Overnight
Low: 29 °F
Chance
Rain/Freezing
Rain
Saturday
High: 29 °F⇓
Freezing Rain
then Wintry
Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 12 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 23 °F
Snow Showers
then
Scattered
Snow Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 9 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 28 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 15 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 34 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Scattered rain showers before 5am, then a chance of rain or freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow showers and sleet before 3pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 3pm and 5pm, then snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet after 5pm. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 10. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night

Snow showers and freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet before midnight, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain between midnight and 3am, then snow showers likely after 3am. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -2. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow showers, mainly before noon. High near 23. Wind chill values as low as -3. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 9. West wind around 5 mph.

Monday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 28.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 36.