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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.

Partly Cloudy

71°F

22°C

Humidity 21%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1004.3 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Jan 3:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

23 Miles E Dell City TX

High Wind Warning January 7, 11:00pm until January 8, 08:00pm
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High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain showers before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Patchy blowing dust between 7pm and 8pm. Low around 35. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph increasing to 40 to 50 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 35 °F

    Showers and
    Windy then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Areas of blowing dust. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind around 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph increasing to 40 to 45 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Damaging
    Winds

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Windy.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Rain showers before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Patchy blowing dust between 7pm and 8pm. Low around 35. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph increasing to 40 to 50 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
Areas of blowing dust. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind around 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph increasing to 40 to 45 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Windy.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 24.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 39.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
23 Miles E Dell City TX
 31.99°N 104.82°W (Elev. 7195 ft)
Last Update:
4:06 pm MST Jan 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm MST Jan 7, 2026-6pm MST Jan 14, 2026
 
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