Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity 18%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1007.9 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Feb 4:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles WSW Whites City NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.

    Low: 55 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
19 Miles WSW Whites City NM
 32.07°N 104.66°W (Elev. 5197 ft)
4:07 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
5pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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