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

22 Miles W Whites City NM

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: 32 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain
Tonight
Low: 27 °F
Wintry Mix
then Chance
Rain/Freezing
Rain
Saturday
High: 31 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 13 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 27 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Slight Chance
Wintry Mix
Sunday Night
Low: 14 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 27 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 17 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain or freezing rain before 4pm, then rain showers between 4pm and 5pm, then freezing rain after 5pm. Steady temperature around 32. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain showers and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 10pm, then rain showers likely between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of rain or freezing rain after 4am. Low around 27. East wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Saturday

Freezing rain before 11am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 11am and 2pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow showers after 2pm. Temperature rising to near 31 by 8am, then falling to around 23 during the remainder of the day. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night

Snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 2am. Low around 13. Wind chill values as low as zero. East wind 10 to 15 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 27. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

Monday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 27.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 39.