Turning Much Colder With A Chance For Light Snow Tonight Into Thursday.
January 18, 2022. Carlsbad, New Mexico. Looking to the south at very high altocumulus standing lenticular clouds (estimated around 21,000'). While in the distance a grass fire burns just southwest of Black River Village. Turning Much Colder With A Chance For Light Snow. A weak upper-level trough of low pressure is draped overhead late this afternoon. An arctic cold front that moved through the area today will spread a much colder airmass over us into Friday morning. Temperatures to our north across the Eastern Plains of New Mexico have already dropped down into the 30's as of 5 PM MST this Wednesday afternoon. Lows tonight into Thursday morning will drop down into the low to mid-teens to near 20-degrees. Winch chill values Thursday morning are forecast to range from the single digits to teens across the lower elevations of Southeastern New Mexico and parts of West Texas. Highs locally across the Southeastern Plains of New Mexico and parts of West Texas will only be in the 30...
