Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

56°F

13°C

Humidity	28%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.97 in (1010.3 mb)
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Feb 12:53 am MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning February 18, 10:00am until February 19, 10:00pm

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High Wind Warning

Overnight
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 63 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 42 °F
Areas Blowing
Dust and Very
Windy
Thursday
High: 58 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
and Very
Windy then
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 60 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Friday Night
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Saturday
High: 57 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 36 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Patchy blowing dust after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 63. Very windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Wednesday Night

Areas of blowing dust. Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Very windy, with a west wind around 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 58. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 60. Very windy.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Windy.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 57.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.