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

17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

Extreme Cold Warning January 24, 03:18pm until January 26, 11:00am

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 03:18pm until January 25, 11:00am

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Extreme Cold Warning

Winter Storm Warning

Extreme Cold Warning January 24, 03:18pm until January 26, 11:00am
Winter Storm Warning January 24, 03:18pm until January 25, 11:00am
NOW: Multiple hazards in effect
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This Afternoon
High: 23 °F
Wintry Mix
Tonight
Low: 13 °F
Wintry Mix
then Heavy
Snow
Sunday
High: 22 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 13 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 24 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 13 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 24 °F
Cold
Tuesday Night
Low: 21 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow and sleet before 5pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain. Steady temperature around 23. Wind chill values as low as 9. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight

Snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 10pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 2. East wind around 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 3. West wind around 10 mph.

Monday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 24.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Wednesday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 26.