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WWUS45 KABQ 250259
WSWABQ
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
759 PM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
NMZ210>218-221>224-229-232>234-237-251200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T1500Z/
TUSAS MOUNTAINS INCLUDING CHAMA-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-GLORIETA MESA
INCLUDING GLORIETA PASS-NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESPANOLA VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO
AREA-SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING EDGEWOOD-ESTANCIA
VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
759 PM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 3
INCHES ACROSS THE I-40 CORRIDOR, EXPECT BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES ON
U.S. HIGHWAY 54 AND 60 FROM CORONA TO FORT SUMNER.
* 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...PLAN ON SNOW PACKED OR ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES
PORTIONS OF I-40.
* 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, DIAL
511 OR 1.800.432.4269, OR VISIT HTTP://NMROADS.COM.
NMZ226-235-236-238>240-251200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T1800Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CHAVES
COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
759 PM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7
INCHES EXCEPT BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES ACROSS SIERRA BLANCA PEAK AND
THE PEAKS OF THE CAPITAN MOUNTAINS.
* WHERE...EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY, SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, CURRY
COUNTY, ROOSEVELT COUNTY, CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS, AND SOUTHWEST
CHAVES COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...AVOID TRAVEL IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, AS CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN TREACHEROUS AND VERY DIFFICULT. TIRE TRACTION WILL BE
REDUCED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, EXTEND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR
VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
ACCOMPANY THIS WINTER STORM. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDEST SUNDAY
AND MONDAY MORNINGS WHEN WIND CHILLS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, DIAL
511 OR 1.800.432.4269, OR VISIT HTTP://NMROADS.COM.
NMZ202>204-206-208-251200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T1200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
759 PM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8,000
FEET.
* WHERE...WESTERN MOUNTAINS, FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS, AND NORTHWEST
HIGHLANDS. THIS INCLUDES U.S. 60 IN SOCORRO AND CATRON COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SNOW PACKED OR ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES
PORTIONS OF I-40.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AN AREA OF SNOW MOVING IN FROM EAST CENTRAL
ARIZONA WILL RESULT IN SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW
WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS, DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269, OR VISIT HTTP://NMROADS.COM.
NMZ207-225-241-251200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T1500Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SAN AGUSTIN PLAINS
AND ADJACENT LOWLANDS-
759 PM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE, EXCEPT 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE UPPER TULAROSA
VALLEY NEAR CARRIZOZO.
* WHERE...SAN AGUSTIN PLAINS AND ADJACENT LOWLANDS, UPPER TULAROSA
VALLEY, AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SNOW PACKED OR ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES
PORTIONS OF I-40.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AN AREA OF SNOW MOVING IN FROM EAST CENTRAL
ARIZONA WILL RESULT IN SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF WEST CENTRAL NM. SNOW ACROSS THESE AREAS WILL TAPER
OFF FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY. SNOW CURRENTLY ONGOING
ACROSS THE UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE
TAPERING OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST MID SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS, DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269, OR VISIT HTTP://NMROADS.COM.
NMZ219-220-251200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T1500Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
759 PM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES,
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4 INCHES.
* WHERE...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO
AREA, AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SNOW PACKED OR ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES
PORTIONS OF I-25 AND I-40.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AN AREA OF SNOW CURRENTLY OVER FAR WEST
CENTRAL NM WILL MOVE IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE
TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING RESULTING IN
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE
CORE OF THE AREA OF SNOW. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS, DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269, OR VISIT HTTP://NMROADS.COM.
NMZ227-228-230-231-251200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T1200Z/
JOHNSON AND BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING RATON PASS-FAR NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
759 PM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.
* WHERE...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, HARDING COUNTY, JOHNSON AND
BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING RATON PASS, AND UNION COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SNOW PACKED OR ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES
PORTIONS OF I-25 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND THE COLORADO BORDER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY
THIS WINTER STORM, WITH THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND MONDAY
MORNINGS WHEN WIND CHILLS MAY FALL AS LOW AS -10F.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS, DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269, OR VISIT HTTP://NMROADS.COM.
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