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
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Last update	* Not a current observation *

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Extended Forecast for

19 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: 35 °F
Scattered
Showers
Saturday
High: 29 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 7 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 23 °F
Snow Showers
then
Scattered
Snow Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 30 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 16 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 35. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow showers and sleet before 5pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. Temperature falling to around 21 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 9. East wind 10 to 15 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 scattered snow showers after 3am. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow showers, mainly before noon. High near 23. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 4. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 30.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 38.