Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

Lat: 32.34°NLon: 104.26°WElev: 3294ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
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Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Lakewood NM

Extreme Cold Warning January 25, 05:09am until January 26, 11:00am
Winter Storm Warning January 25, 05:09am until January 25, 11:00am
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Extreme Cold Warning
Winter Storm Warning
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    Extreme Cold Warning January 25, 05:09am until January 26, 11:00am
    Winter Storm Warning January 25, 05:09am until January 25, 11:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Overnight

    Low: 13 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 8am.  Patchy fog before 1pm.  Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as 3. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 24 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Areas of fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 5am. Widespread dense freezing fog before 2am, then widespread dense freezing fog after 3am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -4. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 4 °F

    Dense
    Freezing Fog
    and Areas Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as -6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 30 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow showers likely. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 3. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as 3. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Areas of fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 5am. Widespread dense freezing fog before 2am, then widespread dense freezing fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -4. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as -6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 37.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSW Lakewood NM
 32.56°N 104.38°W (Elev. 3317 ft)
4:06 am MST Jan 25, 2026
5am MST Jan 25, 2026-6pm MST Jan 31, 2026
 
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