Severe Thunderstorm, Flooding, and Winter Weather Threats on Tuesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from central Texas into southern Oklahoma and northern Missouri into southern Michigan. A heavy wintry mix is forecast for the Great Lakes into northern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

65°F

18°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1008.8 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 Mar 8:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning March 10, 01:00pm until March 10, 11:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 1pm and 4pm.  Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 65. Very windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Showers and
    Very Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Areas of blowing dust. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and Very
    Windy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind around 20 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 65. Very windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Tuesday Night
Areas of blowing dust. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind around 20 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 52.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX
 31.85°N 104.83°W (Elev. 5020 ft)
6:07 pm CDT Mar 9, 2026
10pm CDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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