Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Warning in effect from February 17, 06:00 AM CST until February 17, 11:00 PM CST

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

Lat: 32.34°NLon: 104.26°WElev: 3294ft.

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity	26%
Wind Speed	SW 12 mph
Barometer	29.92 in (1009.9 mb)
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Feb 9:53 pm MST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning February 17, 06:00am until February 17, 11:00pm

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High Wind Warning

Tonight
Low: 51 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 66 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Damaging
Winds
Tuesday Night
Low: 42 °F
Areas Blowing
Dust and
Damaging
Winds then
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 63 °F
Sunny and
Damaging
Winds
Wednesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Clear
and Damaging
Winds
Thursday
High: 61 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Friday
High: 60 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy blowing dust after 8am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 66. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 40 to 50 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.

Tuesday Night

Areas of blowing dust before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 50 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 63. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 61. Windy.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Windy.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 58.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37.