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 >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

Lat: 32.34°NLon: 104.26°WElev: 3294ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Whites City NM

Extreme Cold Warning until January 26, 11:00am
Winter Storm Warning until January 25, 11:00am
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Extreme Cold Warning
Winter Storm Warning
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    Extreme Cold Warning until January 26, 11:00am
    Winter Storm Warning until January 25, 11:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Today

    High: 24 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet before 2am, then scattered snow showers.  Low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -1. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 11 °F

    Snow/Sleet

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -3. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 22 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely then
    Isolated Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 27. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 27 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Freezing rain and sleet before 3pm, then snow showers and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. Temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 5. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet before 2am, then scattered snow showers. Low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -1. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -3. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 27. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Friday
A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles W Whites City NM
 32.17°N 104.46°W (Elev. 4400 ft)
4:07 am MST Jan 24, 2026
9am MST Jan 24, 2026-6pm MST Jan 30, 2026
 
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