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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 and Breezy

55°F

13°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed W 23 G 41 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1007.2 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 8 Jan 8:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning until January 8, 08:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning until January 8, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Thu

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 37 °F

    Blowing Dust
    and Damaging
    Winds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Very Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Widespread blowing dust, mainly before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as 10. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 35 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Blowing Dust
    and Damaging
    Winds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 6. Very windy, with a north wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Very
    Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Widespread blowing dust, mainly before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 35 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday
Widespread blowing dust, mainly before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as 10. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 35 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 6. Very windy, with a north wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 26.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 35.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 38.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX
 31.9°N 104.86°W (Elev. 7933 ft)
Last Update:
4:06 am MST Jan 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am MST Jan 8, 2026-6pm MST Jan 14, 2026
 
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