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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

81°F

27°C

Humidity 7%
Wind Speed SW 15 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.71 in (1001.6 mb)
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 5 Mar 4:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

23 Miles ENE Dell City TX

Red Flag Warning March 6, 10:00am until March 6, 06:00pm
Red Flag Warning March 5, 05:18pm until March 5, 07:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
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    Red Flag Warning March 5, 05:18pm until March 5, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Thu

    Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 44 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 55. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 35 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Damaging
    Winds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 55. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 35 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Windy.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
23 Miles ENE Dell City TX
 32.01°N 104.82°W (Elev. 7392 ft)
Last Update:
4:07 pm MST Mar 5, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm MST Mar 5, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 12, 2026
 
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