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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this 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 34%
Wind Speed NW 7 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1007.2 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 4:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles W Whites City NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 52. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 52. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
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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 am MST Feb 26, 2026
5am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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