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

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

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: 24 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix
Saturday
High: 24 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 8 °F
Snow/Sleet
then Snow
Showers
Sunday
High: 25 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Isolated Snow
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 3 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 28 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 2 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 34 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A chance of rain showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet between 1am and 5am, then a slight chance of sleet after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 24. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday

Freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers before 1pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers. Temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 7. 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 and sleet, becoming all snow after 11pm. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -1. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast 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 25. Wind chill values as low as -4. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 3. 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 2.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 37.