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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

44°F

7°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed W 9 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1013.1 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 9 Jan 5:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning January 9, 07:02am until January 10, 06:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning January 9, 07:02am until January 10, 06:00am

    NOW until 6:00am Sat

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 48 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Strong and damaging winds, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming northeast 35 to 45 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Damaging
    Winds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: 28 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Areas of blowing dust before 4pm. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 48. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Strong and damaging winds, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming northeast 35 to 45 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 28. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 48. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 36.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX
 31.85°N 104.83°W (Elev. 5020 ft)
Last Update:
5:06 am CST Jan 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am CST Jan 9, 2026-6pm CST Jan 15, 2026
 
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