Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Watch in effect from February 17, 07:00 AM MST until February 17, 10:00 PM MST

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity	38%
Wind Speed	SE 5 mph
Barometer	30.03 in (1013.6 mb)
Dewpoint	35°F (2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Feb 9:53 am MST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Whites City NM

High Wind Watch February 17, 07:00am until February 17, 10:00pm

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High Wind Watch

Washington's Birthday
High: 77 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 55 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 71 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Damaging
Winds
Tuesday Night
Low: 48 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
then Partly
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 67 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 49 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Thursday
High: 65 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 62 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Washington's Birthday

Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy blowing dust after 8am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Tuesday Night

Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Breezy.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 65.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 62.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 61.