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 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
Tonight
Low: 24 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix
Saturday
High: 29 °F
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 16 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 29 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 28 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 7 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A chance of rain showers and sleet before 1am, then a chance of rain or freezing rain between 1am and 2am, then a chance of freezing rain after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 24. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Saturday

Freezing rain and sleet before 2pm, then sleet between 2pm and 5pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers and freezing rain after 5pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 29. 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 freezing rain and sleet, becoming all snow after 2am. Low around 16. Wind chill values as low as 7. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as 7. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Monday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 28.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 40.