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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Last update	* Not a current observation *

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Extended Forecast for

17 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
This Afternoon
High: 33 °F
Showers
Tonight
Low: 34 °F
Showers then
Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 34 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 15 °F
Wintry Mix
then Heavy
Snow
Sunday
High: 19 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Slight Chance
Wintry Mix
Sunday Night
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 19 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 15 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers. Steady temperature around 33. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tonight

Showers, mainly before 11pm. Steady temperature around 34. East wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday

Rain or freezing rain before 11am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow showers between 11am and 2pm, then snow showers after 2pm. Temperature rising to near 34 by 8am, then falling to around 25 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday Night

Snow showers and freezing rain, becoming all snow after 11pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 15. Wind chill values as low as zero. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday

Snow showers likely before 2pm, then a slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 19. South wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

Monday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 19.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 27.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Wednesday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 27.