Winter Weather Advisory issued January 23 at 7:53PM MST until January 25 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
Issue date: 2026-01-24T02:53+00:00
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 5 inches except between 5 and 10 inches above 8,000 feet. * WHERE...Western Mountains, Far Northwest Highlands, and Northwest Highlands. * WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Tire traction will be reduced. Extend the distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you. This includes along portions of I-40. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Rain is likely in many of these areas below 8,000 feet before a transition over to snow down to valley floors Saturday afternoon.
Winter Storm Warning issued January 23 at 7:53PM MST until January 25 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
Issue date: 2026-01-24T02:53+00:00
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches across much of eastern New Mexico with higher amounts of 8 to 16 inches above 9,000 feet. Localized areas in eastern Torrance, Guadalupe, and De Baca counties will receive between 8 and 10 inches. Bitterly cold temperatures will accompany the snow. * WHERE...Much of central to east central New Mexico, including Interstate 40 from Tijeras to Santa Rosa to the Texas border. * WHEN...Until 8 AM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel will become very difficult to impossible for an extended period of time, most notably along I-40 from Tijeras Canyon to the Texas border. The weight of accumulating snow will stress the power grid, potentially creating outages. An extended period of cold temperatures will increase the risk of frostbite and hypothermia. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Bitterly cold temperatures will also accompany this winter storm, with the coldest temperatures in the eastern plains of New Mexico. Temperatures will be coldest Sunday and Monday mornings when much of the eastern half of New Mexico will be in the single digits with wind chills below zero.
