Winter Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 3:47AM MST until January 25 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
Issue date: 2026-01-24T10:47+00:00
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations up to 4 inches. * WHERE...Northwest Highlands, including Cuba and portions of U.S. Highway 550. * WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Plan on snow packed or icy road conditions. This includes 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 Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 3:47AM MST until January 25 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
Issue date: 2026-01-24T10:47+00:00
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations 1 to 3 inches, with higher amounts in the Foothills of the Sandia and Manzano Mountains. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area, West Central Highlands, Upper Tularosa Valley, and San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 AM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slick road conditions. This includes portions of I-40 and I-25. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Rain showers through Saturday morning will transition to snow Saturday afternoon/evening when snow levels drop to valley floors.
Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 3:47AM MST until January 25 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
Issue date: 2026-01-24T10:47+00:00
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 3 to 6 inches with higher amounts of 6 to 12 inches above 9,500 feet. Localized areas in eastern Torrance, Guadalupe, and De Baca Counties will receive between 6 to 8 inches of additional snow. 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.
