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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.

Partly Cloudy

63°F

17°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1004.5 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Jan 5:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning January 7, 11:00pm until January 8, 08:00pm
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High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly before 2am. Low around 34. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Showers and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Areas of blowing dust. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Very windy, with a west wind around 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph increasing to 40 to 45 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Damaging
    Winds

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny and
    Very Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 31.

    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

Tonight
Showers, mainly before 2am. Low around 34. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Areas of blowing dust. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Very windy, with a west wind around 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph increasing to 40 to 45 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 31.
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 30.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
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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 pm MST Jan 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm MST Jan 7, 2026-6pm MST Jan 14, 2026
 
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