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.

Overcast

36°F

2°C

Humidity	75%
Wind Speed	N 12 mph
Barometer	30.05 in
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	28°F (-2°C)
Last update	23 Jan 6:50 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW 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

Today
High: 36 °F⇓
Showers
Tonight
Low: 17 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely
Saturday
High: 23 °F
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 10 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 28 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 37 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 46 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers, mainly after 8am. Temperature rising to near 36 by 10am, then falling to around 27 during the remainder of the day. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain or freezing rain likely before 8pm, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet between 8pm and 5am, then a chance of freezing rain after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 7. 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

Sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 5pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers and freezing rain. High near 23. Wind chill values as low as 7. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

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 10. Wind chill values as low as -1. East 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. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 8.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 37.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 15.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18.