Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Overcast

66°F

19°C

Humidity	14%
Wind Speed	SW 15 G 30 mph
Barometer	29.65 in (1000.4 mb)
Dewpoint	15°F (-9°C)
Visibility	8.00 mi
Last update	18 Feb 8:53 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Watch February 20, 09:00am until February 20, 09:00pm

High Wind Warning February 18, 09:57pm until February 19, 10:00pm

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High Wind Watch

High Wind Warning

High Wind Warning February 18, 09:57pm until February 19, 10:00pm
NOW until 10:00pm Thu
High Wind Warning
Tonight
Low: 41 °F
Very Windy.
Areas Blowing
Dust then
Clear
Thursday
High: 60 °F
Areas Blowing
Dust and Very
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 41 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy then
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 60 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 39 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy then
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 60 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 37 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 53 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Areas of blowing dust before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Thursday

Areas of blowing dust after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 60. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Thursday Night

Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Friday

Patchy blowing dust after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 60. Very windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Friday Night

Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 61.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.