Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hobbs / Lea County (KHOB)

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

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity	20%
Wind Speed	S 9 mph
Barometer	30.00 in
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	22 Jan 12:50 pm MST

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

8 Miles E Tatum NM

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 11:00pm until January 26, 11:00am

Winter Storm Warning January 23, 11:00am until January 25, 05:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Storm Warning

This Afternoon
High: 65 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 35 °F
Chance
Showers then
Wintry Mix
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Friday Night
Low: 15 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog then
Freezing Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Saturday
High: 17 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Saturday Night
Low: 6 °F
Wintry Mix
and Areas
Freezing Fog
Sunday
High: 26 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Areas Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 2 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 38 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Friday

A chance of rain showers between 11am and 2pm, then rain showers and freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Patchy fog after 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 35. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all freezing rain after 8pm. Patchy fog. Low around 15. Wind chill values as low as 5. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday

Snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet. Patchy fog before 1pm, then patchy fog after 2pm. High near 17. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night

Snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet, becoming all snow after 8pm. Patchy fog before 9pm, then areas of fog after 11pm. Areas of freezing fog between 9pm and 11pm. Low around 6. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 26.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 2.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 38.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18.