Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. 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

20 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX

Winter Storm Watch January 23, 12:00pm until January 25, 06:00am

Extreme Cold Watch January 24, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

Extreme Cold Watch

This Afternoon
High: 53 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 61 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday Night
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 50 °F
Showers
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 25 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Saturday
High: 31 °F
Wintry Mix
and Very
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 16 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Damaging
Winds
Sunday
High: 29 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Damaging
Winds

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 53. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night

Rain showers and sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers before 3am, then rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet. Patchy fog before 7pm. Low around 25. Very windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday

Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 1pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet after 2pm. High near 31. Very windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Strong and damaging winds.

Sunday

A slight chance of snow showers before noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 29. Strong and damaging winds.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Very windy.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 39. Strong and damaging winds.