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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed W 12 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 9 Jan 4:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning January 9, 05:07am until January 10, 05:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning January 9, 05:07am until January 10, 05:00am

    NOW until 5:00am Sat

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 43 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Strong and damaging winds, with a northeast wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 40 to 50 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Damaging
    Winds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 38. 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: 38 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. East wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 47.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Areas of blowing dust before 3pm. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Strong and damaging winds, with a northeast wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 40 to 50 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 38. 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.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 28. East wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 43. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 47.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 36.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles NE Salt Flat TX
 31.87°N 104.86°W (Elev. 5764 ft)
Last Update:
4:06 am MST Jan 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am MST Jan 9, 2026-6pm MST Jan 15, 2026
 
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