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.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity	48%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.99 in
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	23 Jan 2:15 am MST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSE Hobbs 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

Overnight
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 36 °F⇓
Showers
Friday Night
Low: 17 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely
Saturday
High: 23 °F
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 11 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 28 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 9 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 37 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday

Showers, mainly after 8am. Temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Rain showers and freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet before 11pm, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet between 11pm and 5am, then a slight chance of freezing rain after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 6. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. 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. High near 23. Wind chill values as low as 7. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night

Snow showers and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 11pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet between 11pm and 2am, then snow showers after 2am. Low around 11. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 28.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 9.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 37.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 19.