Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from March 22, 07:00 AM MDT until March 22, 11:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity	18%
Wind Speed	N 6 mph
Barometer	30.04 in (1013.2 mb)
Dewpoint	20°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Mar 8:53 am MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

17 Miles WSW Whites City NM

Fire Weather Watch March 22, 07:00am until March 22, 11:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 85 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 63 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Clear
then Partly
Cloudy and
Very Windy
Monday
High: 71 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Very
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 56 °F
Mostly Clear
and Very
Windy
Tuesday
High: 84 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 60 °F
Clear
Wednesday
High: 86 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West wind 15 to 20 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Very windy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast 30 to 40 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Very windy, with a northeast wind 30 to 35 mph becoming northeast 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Very windy.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 84.

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 60.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 86.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 62.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 86.