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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

77°F

25°C

Humidity 9%
Wind Speed W 20 G 33 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1004.9 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index76°F (24°C)
Last update 6 Mar 1:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles WSW Whites City NM

Red Flag Warning until March 6, 06:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning until March 6, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 59 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing dust before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 20 to 25 mph becoming northeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Areas of blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 59. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing dust before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 20 to 25 mph becoming northeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Tuesday
A chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
19 Miles WSW Whites City NM
 32.07°N 104.66°W (Elev. 5197 ft)
Last Update:
11:36 am MST Mar 6, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm MST Mar 6, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 12, 2026
 
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