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WWUS45 KABQ 241843
WSWABQ
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1143 AM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
NMZ210>218-221>224-229-232>234-237-250315-
/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-
1143 AM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES.
* 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.
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>240-250315-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T1800Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CHAVES
COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1143 AM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A
TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH PRECIPITATION
CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES EXCEPT BETWEEN 8 AND 18 INCHES ABOVE 8,500
FEET IN THE SACRAMENTO 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.
NMZ220-250315-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.260125T0100Z-260125T1500Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1143 AM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
MST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.
* WHERE...LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SNOW PACKED OR ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES
PORTIONS OF I-25.
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.
NMZ219-250315-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.260125T0100Z-260125T1500Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
1143 AM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8
AM MST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES,
WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANDIA AND
MANZANO MOUNTAINS.
* WHERE...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO
AREA.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SNOW PACKED OR ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS INCLUDES
PORTIONS OF I-40 AND I-25.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WILL
TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING WHEN SNOW LEVELS DROP TO THE VALLEY
FLOOR.
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.
NMZ202>204-206-208-250315-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T1200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1143 AM 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.
* 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
EARLY THIS EVENING.
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.
NMZ227-228-230-231-250315-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T1200Z/
JOHNSON AND BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING RATON PASS-FAR NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
1143 AM 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.
* 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.
NMZ207-225-241-250315-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.260124T2100Z-260125T1500Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SAN AGUSTIN PLAINS
AND ADJACENT LOWLANDS-
1143 AM 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 6 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...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 SHOWERS WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN SNOW LEVELS DROP TO VALLEY FLOORS.
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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