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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 and Windy

70°F

21°C

Humidity 14%
Wind Speed W 31 G 41 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1007.1 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 6 Dec 12:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning until December 6, 08:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning until December 6, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 45 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 35. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Clear and
    Windy then
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 46. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 45. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 35. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 46. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX
 31.92°N 104.86°W (Elev. 7697 ft)
Last Update:
10:31 am MST Dec 6, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm MST Dec 6, 2025-6pm MST Dec 12, 2025
 
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