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

Childress, Childress Municipal Airport (KCDS)

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

Overcast and Breezy

41°F

5°C

Humidity	65%
Wind Speed	NE 21 G 33 mph
Barometer	30.20 in (1022.9 mb)
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	32°F (0°C)
Last update	23 Jan 7:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Wellington TX

Cold Weather Advisory January 24, 12:00am until January 25, 12:00pm

Winter Storm Warning January 23, 08:32am until January 25, 06:00am

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Cold Weather Advisory

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning January 23, 08:32am until January 25, 06:00am
NOW until 6:00am Sun
Winter Storm Warning
Today
High: 41 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
Likely and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 5 °F
Snow/Sleet
Saturday
High: 14 °F
Snow/Sleet
then Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 4 °F
Snow/Sleet
then Snow
Sunday
High: 23 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: -4 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 31 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today

Drizzle, snow showers, and freezing rain likely before 3pm, then snow showers likely between 3pm and 4pm, then snow showers and sleet likely after 4pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Wind chill values between 2 and 12. Breezy, with a northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Snow and sleet. Low around 5. Wind chill values between -8 and zero. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday

Snow, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all snow after noon. High near 14. Wind chill values between -3 and -12. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday Night

Snow, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all snow after midnight. Low around 4. Wind chill values between -3 and -9. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 8. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 13.