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

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	NE 17 mph
Barometer	30.15 in
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	16°F (-9°C)
Last update	23 Jan 5:50 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles E Mc Donald 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
Tonight
Low: 13 °F
Wintry Mix
then Chance
Wintry Mix
Saturday
High: 20 °F
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 8 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 27 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 2 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 29 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 7 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 42 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Freezing rain and sleet before 2am, then a chance of freezing rain. Low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 4. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday

Sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 2pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers and freezing rain. High near 20. Wind chill values as low as zero. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night

Snow showers and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 8pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 8pm and 2am, then snow showers after 2am. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -4. East wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New 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 27. Wind chill values as low as -4. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 2. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Monday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 29.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 41.