Severe Thunderstorm, Flooding, and Winter Weather Threats on Tuesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from central Texas into southern Oklahoma and northern Missouri into southern Michigan. A heavy wintry mix is forecast for the Great Lakes into northern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

65°F

18°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1008.9 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 Mar 9:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning March 10, 12:00pm until March 10, 10:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between noon and 3pm.  Patchy blowing dust after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 53. Very windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Showers and
    Very Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Areas of blowing dust before 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and Very
    Windy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between noon and 3pm. Patchy blowing dust after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 53. Very windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Tuesday Night
Areas of blowing dust before 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 38. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 46.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 49.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX
 31.92°N 104.86°W (Elev. 7697 ft)
5:07 pm MDT Mar 9, 2026
10pm MDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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