Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1019.7 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 31 Dec 8:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Watch January 1, 11:00am until January 1, 08:00pm
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High Wind Watch
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 57. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then
    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny and
    Very Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
New Year's Day
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 57. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
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Point Forecast:
16 Miles NE Salt Flat TX
 31.87°N 104.86°W (Elev. 5764 ft)
4:06 pm MST Dec 31, 2025
9pm MST Dec 31, 2025-6pm MST Jan 7, 2026
 
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