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

3 Miles WNW Carlsbad NM

Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 11:00pm until January 26, 11:00am

Winter Storm Warning January 23, 11:00am until January 25, 11:00am

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Extreme Cold Warning

Winter Storm Warning

Today
High: 41 °F⇓
Showers
Tonight
Low: 25 °F
Showers then
Rain/Freezing
Rain
Saturday
High: 30 °F
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 17 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 29 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 36 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 43 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers, mainly after 11am. Temperature falling to around 33 by 5pm. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain showers before 2am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with rain. Low around 25. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Saturday

Freezing rain and sleet before 2pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers and freezing rain. High near 30. 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

Sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers and freezing rain before 8pm, then snow showers and sleet between 8pm and 2am, then snow showers after 2am. Low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 8. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 29. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 10.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 36.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 15.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 20.