Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Childress, Childress Municipal Airport (KCDS)

Lat: 34.43°NLon: 100.28°WElev: 1952ft.

Fair

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 30.36 in (1029.9 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 20 Jan 8:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Wellington TX

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 55. Wind chill values between 17 and 27 early. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 26. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 26 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Wind chill values between 17 and 27 early. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow before noon, then a chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow.  Low around 9. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 9 °F

    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 21 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 55. Wind chill values between 17 and 27 early. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 26. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Wind chill values between 17 and 27 early. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Friday
A slight chance of rain and snow before noon, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
Snow. Low around 9. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 37.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Basemap Options
Click map to change the forecast location
Loading map...

ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wellington TX
 34.85°N 100.21°W (Elev. 2014 ft)
5:46 am CST Jan 20, 2026
9am CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 26, 2026
 
Get as KML Get as XML

Additional Resources

Radar & Satellite Image

Link to Local Radar Data Link to Satellite Data

Hourly Weather Forecast

National Digital Forecast Database