Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Overcast with Haze and Breezy

67°F

19°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed SW 23 G 41 mph
Barometer 29.63 in (999.5 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 18 Feb 7:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles W Whites City NM

High Wind Warning February 18, 08:35pm until February 19, 09:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 18, 08:35pm until February 19, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Thu

    High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 40 °F

    Very Windy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing dust after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 57. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 57. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing dust after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 57. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 57. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles W Whites City NM
 32.14°N 104.67°W (Elev. 6132 ft)
4:07 pm MST Feb 18, 2026
8pm MST Feb 18, 2026-6pm MST Feb 25, 2026
 
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