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

70°F

21°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed N 16 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1015.5 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Mar 10:53 pm 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
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    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 72. Windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 61. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Very windy, with a northeast wind around 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 61. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 63.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 55.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Windy.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Windy.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX
 31.85°N 104.83°W (Elev. 5020 ft)
12:06 am CDT Mar 23, 2026
12am CDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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