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Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

64°F

18°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed W 22 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Jan 9:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles WSW Whites City NM

High Wind Warning January 1, 11:00am until January 1, 08:00pm
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High Wind Warning

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Isolated showers before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 60 °F

    Windy.
    Isolated
    Showers then
    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

New Year's Day
Isolated showers before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
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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:
4:06 am MST Jan 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am MST Jan 1, 2026-6pm MST Jan 7, 2026
 
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