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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.

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed W 17 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1007.4 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 9 Jan 12:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

20 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning until January 10, 06:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning until January 10, 06:00am

    NOW until 6:00am Sat

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 37 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 48. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Strong and damaging winds, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming northeast 40 to 50 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Damaging
    Winds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Very windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny and
    Very Windy
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. North wind 15 to 20 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 28 °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

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy blowing dust after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 48. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Strong and damaging winds, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph becoming northeast 40 to 50 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Very windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 28. North wind 15 to 20 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 37.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
20 Miles ENE Salt Flat TX
 31.9°N 104.81°W (Elev. 5817 ft)
Last Update:
11:41 pm CST Jan 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CST Jan 9, 2026-6pm CST Jan 15, 2026
 
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