Tracking Late Season Winter Storms; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

Heavy snow and high winds continue in the Great Lakes and Northeast. A moderate atmospheric river will continue to bring heavy precipitation to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies. A major winter storm will develop across the northern High Plains tonight into Saturday and rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Above-average temperatures expected in the Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 9%
Wind Speed E 8 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1008.2 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 13 Mar 1:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SW Whites City NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing dust between 10am and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday
Patchy blowing dust between 10am and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles SW Whites City NM
 32.1°N 104.48°W (Elev. 3701 ft)
12:36 pm MDT Mar 13, 2026
2pm MDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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