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Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Mostly Cloudy

73°F

23°C

Humidity 21%
Wind Speed N 20 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1014.2 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 22 Mar 9:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning March 22, 11:00pm until March 23, 10:00am
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High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Very windy, with a northeast wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Very
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 35 mph becoming southeast 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Very windy, with a northeast wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 35 mph becoming southeast 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 57. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 58.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 51.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Windy.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Windy.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
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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:
5:36 pm MDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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