Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

60°F

16°C

Humidity	16%
Wind Speed	W 12 mph
Barometer	29.71 in (1001.6 mb)
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	19 Feb 1:53 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Watch February 20, 08:00am until February 20, 08:00pm

High Wind Warning February 19, 02:48am until February 19, 09:00pm

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High Wind Watch

High Wind Warning

High Wind Warning February 19, 02:48am until February 19, 09:00pm
NOW until 9:00pm Thu
High Wind Warning
Overnight
Low: 37 °F
Blowing Dust
and Damaging
Winds
Thursday
High: 44 °F
Areas Blowing
Dust and Very
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 37 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
Friday
High: 47 °F
Blowing Dust
and Damaging
Winds
Friday Night
Low: 37 °F
Areas Blowing
Dust and Very
Windy then
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 47 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 33 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 41 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Widespread blowing dust, mainly before 5am. Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 37. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

Thursday

Areas of blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 44. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Thursday Night

Patchy blowing dust before 7pm, then patchy blowing dust after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Widespread blowing dust, mainly after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 47. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph increasing to 40 to 45 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Friday Night

Areas of blowing dust before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 47.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 47.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.