Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hobbs / Lea County (KHOB)

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

Overcast

14°F

-10°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	NE 10 mph
Barometer	30.00 in
Dewpoint	10°F (-12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	1°F (-17°C)
Last update	24 Jan 8:55 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Hobbs NM

Extreme Cold Warning January 24, 09:05pm until January 26, 11:00am

Winter Storm Warning January 24, 09:05pm until January 25, 11:00am

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Extreme Cold Warning

Winter Storm Warning

Extreme Cold Warning January 24, 09:05pm until January 26, 11:00am
Winter Storm Warning January 24, 09:05pm until January 25, 11:00am
NOW: Multiple hazards in effect
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Tonight
Low: 9 °F
Wintry Mix
then Snow
Showers
Sunday
High: 25 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 27 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 9 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 40 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 14 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 41 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Snow showers and sleet before 10pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 10pm and 11pm, then snow showers after 11pm. Low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -1. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -2. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. West wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 40.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 41.