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

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

Lat: 32.85°NLon: 104.46°WElev: 3514ft.

Partly Cloudy

37°F

3°C

Humidity	52%
Wind Speed	N 20 mph
Barometer	30.17 in
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	27°F (-3°C)
Last update	23 Jan 9:35 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSW Lake Arthur 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: 44 °F⇓
Showers
Likely
Tonight
Low: 24 °F
Showers
Likely then
Rain/Freezing
Rain Likely
Saturday
High: 30 °F
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 14 °F
Snow/Sleet
then Snow
Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 29 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 34 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 39 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 44 by 11am, then falling to around 34 during the remainder of the day. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain showers likely before 2am, then freezing rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Saturday

Freezing rain and sleet likely before 11am, then snow showers and freezing rain between 11am and 2pm, then snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet after 2pm. High near 30. 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, becoming all snow after 8pm. Low around 14. Wind chill values as low as 4. East wind around 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 29. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 4.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 34.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 8.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 14.