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.

Fair

58°F

14°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed NW 15 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.73 in (1002.3 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 19 Feb 2:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Whites City NM

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Widespread blowing dust, mainly before 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Very windy, with a west wind around 40 mph becoming north. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Areas of blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy blowing dust after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Blowing Dust

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 62. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Widespread blowing dust, mainly before 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Very windy, with a west wind around 40 mph becoming north. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Thursday
Areas of blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing dust after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 62. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Basemap Options
Click map to change the forecast location
Loading map...

ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles W Whites City NM
 32.17°N 104.46°W (Elev. 4400 ft)
11:36 pm MST Feb 18, 2026
3am MST Feb 19, 2026-6pm MST Feb 25, 2026
 
Get as KML Get as XML

Additional Resources

Radar & Satellite Image

Link to Local Radar Data Link to Satellite Data

Hourly Weather Forecast

National Digital Forecast Database