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Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Nov 11:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Watch November 29, 09:00pm until November 30, 09:00am
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High Wind Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Strong and damaging winds, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast 35 to 45 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Damaging
    Winds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Very windy, with an east wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Strong and damaging winds, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast 35 to 45 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Very windy, with an east wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
19 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX
 31.9°N 104.81°W (Elev. 5817 ft)
Last Update:
11:56 am CST Nov 28, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Nov 28, 2025-6pm CST Dec 4, 2025
 
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