Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

60°F

16°C

Humidity 14%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1003.9 mb)
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Mar 7:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles WSW Whites City NM

Red Flag Warning March 6, 10:00am until March 6, 06:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust between 10pm and midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 60. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 50 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Damaging
    Winds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing dust between 10pm and midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 60. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 50 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 62. Windy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Windy.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles WSW Whites City NM
 32.11°N 104.67°W (Elev. 6122 ft)
4:07 pm MST Mar 5, 2026
8pm MST Mar 5, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 12, 2026
 
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