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 W Whites City NM

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00pm until January 26, 11:00am

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

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Storm Warning

Tonight
Low: 39 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 40 °F⇓
Showers
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 26 °F
Showers
Saturday
High: 31 °F
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 15 °F
Snow Showers
and Windy
Sunday
High: 24 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 34 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 23 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Showers. Low around 26. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday

Rain or freezing rain likely before 8am, then freezing rain between 8am and 2pm, then snow showers after 2pm. High near 31. Wind chill values as low as 3. East wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night

Snow showers. Low around 15. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday

A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 24. Windy.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 15.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 34.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28.