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

19 Miles WNW 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

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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Overnight
Low: 26 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix
Saturday
High: 26 °F⇓
Freezing Rain
then Wintry
Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 9 °F
Snow/Sleet
Sunday
High: 22 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Isolated Snow
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 29 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 16 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A chance of rain showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 2am, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet between 2am and 3am, then a chance of freezing rain after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Saturday

Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 4pm, then snow showers and sleet between 4pm and 5pm, then snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet likely after 5pm. Temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 5. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night

Snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet before 2am, then scattered snow showers. Low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -5. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -6. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 29.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 39.