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 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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Today
High: 24 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
Tonight
Low: 8 °F
Snow/Sleet
Sunday
High: 24 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Isolated Snow
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 3 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 28 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 3 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 34 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 13 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today

Freezing rain and sleet 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%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight

Snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet before 2am, then scattered snow showers. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -2. 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 -5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -5. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Monday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 28. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 37.