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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 9%
Wind Speed W 20 G 33 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1004.9 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index76°F (24°C)
Last update 6 Mar 1:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles W Whites City NM

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

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 55 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing dust between 8am and 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Areas of blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 55. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Tonight
Areas of blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing dust between 8am and 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
A chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles W Whites City NM
 32.14°N 104.67°W (Elev. 6132 ft)
Last Update:
11:36 am MST Mar 6, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm MST Mar 6, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 12, 2026
 
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