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

7 Miles W Carlsbad 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: 48 °F
Showers
Tonight
Low: 25 °F
Rain/Sleet
Likely then
Chance Wintry
Mix
Saturday
High: 29 °F
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 17 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 28 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 12 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 29 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 11 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers. High near 48. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain showers, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 4am, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet between 4am and 5am, then a chance of sleet after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Saturday

A chance of sleet before 8am, then freezing rain and sleet between 8am and 2pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers and freezing rain after 2pm. High near 29. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 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 and sleet, becoming all snow after 2am. Low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 7. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday

Snow showers likely before 11am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 28. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

Monday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 29.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 40.