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

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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Dewpoint N/A
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Extended Forecast for

20 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX

Extreme Cold Warning January 25, 03:56am until January 26, 12:00pm
Winter Storm Warning January 25, 03:56am until January 25, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
Winter Storm Warning
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    Extreme Cold Warning January 25, 03:56am until January 26, 12:00pm
    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 03:56am until January 25, 12:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Overnight

    Low: 15 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 9am. The snow could be heavy at times.  Patchy fog between noon and 1pm.  Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 30 mph becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    High: 20 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Windy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a temperature falling to near 17 by 8pm, then rising to around 24 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as 1. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as 6. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 30 mph becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 19 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 15. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 9am. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy fog between noon and 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 30 mph becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a temperature falling to near 17 by 8pm, then rising to around 24 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as 1. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as 6. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 30 mph becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 37.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
20 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX
 31.9°N 104.81°W (Elev. 5817 ft)
2:07 am CST Jan 25, 2026
3am CST Jan 25, 2026-6pm CST Jan 31, 2026
 
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