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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1007.0 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 1:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SW Whites City NM

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles SW Whites City NM
 32.1°N 104.48°W (Elev. 3701 ft)
11:36 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
2am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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