Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Overcast with Haze

68°F

20°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed SW 20 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.65 in (1000.5 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 18 Feb 6:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning February 18, 07:45pm until February 19, 09:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 18, 07:45pm until February 19, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Thu

    High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 34 °F

    Very Windy.
    Areas Blowing
    Dust then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing dust after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 49. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 50. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Areas of blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing dust after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 49. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 50. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX
 31.92°N 104.86°W (Elev. 7697 ft)
4:07 pm MST Feb 18, 2026
7pm MST Feb 18, 2026-6pm MST Feb 25, 2026
 
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