Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

56°F

13°C

Humidity	28%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.97 in (1010.3 mb)
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Feb 12:53 am MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning February 18, 09:00am until February 19, 09:00pm

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High Wind Warning

Overnight
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 55 °F
Blowing Dust
and Damaging
Winds
Wednesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Blowing Dust
and Damaging
Winds
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Sunny and
Damaging
Winds
Thursday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
and Very
Windy then
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 53 °F
Sunny and
Damaging
Winds
Friday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 49 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 34 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

Widespread blowing dust, mainly after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 55. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph increasing to 40 to 50 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.

Wednesday Night

Widespread blowing dust, mainly before 4am. Clear, with a low around 37. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 45 to 50 mph increasing to 50 to 55 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 75 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 49. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 53. Strong and damaging winds.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 49.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.