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

Hobbs / Lea County (KHOB)

Lat: 32.68°NLon: 103.22°WElev: 3658ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

39°F

4°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	NE 15 mph
Barometer	30.11 in
Dewpoint	39°F (4°C)
Visibility	2.00 mi
Wind Chill	31°F (-1°C)
Last update	23 Jan 10:50 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSE Hobbs 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
Today
High: 47 °F⇓
Showers
Tonight
Low: 17 °F
Wintry Mix
then Chance
Wintry Mix
Saturday
High: 22 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely then
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 11 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 28 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 29 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 8 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers. Temperature falling to around 29 by 5pm. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight

Freezing rain and sleet before 2am, then a chance of freezing rain. Low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 7. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday

Freezing rain and sleet. High near 22. Wind chill values as low as 4. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night

Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 8pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 8pm and 2am, then snow showers after 2am. Low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -2. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 28. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 6.

Monday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 29.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.