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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Extended Forecast for

16 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 11:00pm until January 26, 11:00am

Winter Storm Warning until January 25, 11:00am

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Extreme Cold Warning

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning until January 25, 11:00am
NOW until 11:00am Sun
Winter Storm Warning
Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Showers
Likely
Saturday
High: 35 °F⇓
Showers then
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 19 °F
Wintry Mix
then Snow
Showers
Sunday
High: 24 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Slight Chance
Wintry Mix
Sunday Night
Low: 19 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 24 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 33 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind around 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday

Rain showers before 2pm, then freezing rain between 2pm and 5pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow showers after 5pm. Temperature rising to near 35 by 9am, then falling to around 28 during the remainder of the day. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night

Snow showers and freezing rain, becoming all snow after 11pm. Low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 5. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow showers likely before 2pm, then a slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as 4. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind 15 to 25 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 24.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Windy.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 35.