Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed N 13 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1016.8 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Mar 1:53 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning until March 23, 07:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning until March 23, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Very
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Very windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Very windy, with a northeast wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Very windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 63.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing dust after 4am. Clear, with a low around 56.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Windy.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Windy.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX
 31.85°N 104.83°W (Elev. 5020 ft)
1:36 am CDT Mar 23, 2026
2am CDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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