Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed N 14 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1006.4 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 12:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

20 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. West wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 55. West wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
20 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX
 31.9°N 104.81°W (Elev. 5817 ft)
12:36 am CST Feb 26, 2026
2am CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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