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

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Childress, Childress Municipal Airport (KCDS)

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

Fair

31°F

-1°C

Humidity	67%
Wind Speed	NW 9 mph
Barometer	30.06 in (1017.9 mb)
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	23°F (-5°C)
Last update	21 Jan 4:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Wellington TX

Winter Storm Watch January 23, 12:00pm until January 25, 06:00am

Extreme Cold Watch January 24, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

Extreme Cold Watch

Today
High: 54 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 54 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Rain/Freezing
Rain
Friday
High: 33 °F
Slight Chance
Snow/Sleet
then Chance
Snow/Sleet
Friday Night
Low: 3 °F
Snow/Sleet
Saturday
High: 14 °F
Snow Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 2 °F
Snow Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 26 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 54. Wind chill values between 15 and 25 early. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph becoming light northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Wind chill values between 21 and 31 early. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of rain showers between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of freezing rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values between 13 and 18. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday

A slight chance of sleet before 9am, then a chance of snow showers and sleet. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night

Snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all snow after 3am. Low around 3. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday

Snow showers. High near 14. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 33.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.