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Extreme Cold Warning, New Mexico

Severe

Wind chills as low as 9 below zero. The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Ended Monday, January 26, 2026.

Issued
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Places in this warning

How much

Wind chill
As low as 9 below zero

Map

Map of New Mexico with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Hobbs, Carlsbad, Artesia. HobbsCarlsbadArtesiaLovingtonNEW MEXICOTEXAS25 mi HobbsCarlsbadArtesiaLovingtonNEW MEXICOTEXAS50 mi HobbsCarlsbadArtesiaNEW MEXICOTEXAS50 mi HobbsCarlsbadArtesiaNEW MEXICOTEXAS50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 9 below. For the Freezing Fog Advisory, visibility one mile or less in freezing fog.
Where
Portions of southeast New Mexico and southwest and western Texas.
When
Until 11 in the morning /noon CST/ Monday.
Impacts
The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. Driving will be hazardous due to low visibility and icing on roadways, especially elevated roads, bridges, and overpasses.

Updates

  1. Cancelled by the National Weather Service. January 26, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 25, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 25, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 25, 2026
  5. Area expanded. January 24, 2026
  6. Area expanded. January 23, 2026
  7. Replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. January 23, 2026