Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed S 15 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1005.3 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Jan 2:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning January 8, 12:00am until January 8, 09:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly before 3am.  Low around 42. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 40 to 50 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Showers and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Areas of blowing dust. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 50 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Areas of blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph becoming north 15 to 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Very
    Windy then
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly before 3am. Low around 42. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 40 to 50 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Areas of blowing dust. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 50 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.
Thursday Night
Areas of blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph becoming north 15 to 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 29.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
19 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX
 31.9°N 104.81°W (Elev. 5817 ft)
2:41 pm CST Jan 7, 2026
4pm CST Jan 7, 2026-6pm CST Jan 14, 2026
 
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