Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity	28%
Wind Speed	NE 6 mph
Barometer	29.92 in (1008.1 mb)
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	1 Apr 8:53 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX

Red Flag Warning April 1, 12:00pm until April 1, 10:00pm

High Wind Warning April 1, 01:00pm until April 1, 11:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

High Wind Warning

Today
High: 75 °F
Partly Sunny
then Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy
Tonight
Low: 53 °F
Areas Blowing
Dust and Very
Windy then
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 76 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 55 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 79 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 51 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Saturday
High: 63 °F
Partly Sunny
and Damaging
Winds
Saturday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 58 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Very windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tonight

Areas of blowing dust before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 53. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Windy.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Strong and damaging winds.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.