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

7 Miles W Carlsbad 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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  • Overnight

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Freezing rain and sleet before 1pm, then snow showers and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times.  High near 25. Wind chill values as low as 10. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.  New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Wintry Mix

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet before 2am, then scattered snow showers.  Low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. East wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 10 °F

    Snow/Sleet

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -3. North wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 24 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely then
    Isolated Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.

    Low: 6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of freezing rain and sleet before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Freezing rain and sleet before 1pm, then snow showers and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 25. Wind chill values as low as 10. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday Night
Snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet before 2am, then scattered snow showers. Low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. East wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -3. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 28.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Friday
A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
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Point Forecast:
7 Miles W Carlsbad NM
 32.38°N 104.37°W (Elev. 3442 ft)
10:31 pm MST Jan 23, 2026
2am MST Jan 24, 2026-6pm MST Jan 30, 2026
 
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