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

24 Miles ENE Dell City TX

Winter Storm Watch January 23, 11:00am until January 25, 05:00am

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00pm until January 24, 11:00am

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Winter Storm Watch

Extreme Cold Watch

Tonight
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 54 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday Night
Low: 38 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 44 °F
Rain/Snow and
Patchy Fog
Friday Night
Low: 19 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Saturday
High: 22 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Saturday Night
Low: 10 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Very Windy
Sunday
High: 23 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Very
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 12 °F
Mostly Clear
and Very
Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. West wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Rain and snow showers likely before 5pm, then rain showers. Patchy fog after 3pm. High near 44. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night

Rain showers, snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 11pm, then freezing rain and sleet between 11pm and 2am, then freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers after 2am. Patchy fog. Low around 19. Windy, with an east wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday

Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 11am, then snow showers likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet after 1pm. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 22. Very windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Very windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday

A slight chance of snow showers before 11am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 23. Very windy.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Very windy.

Monday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 25. Blustery.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 34. Very windy.