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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

37°F

3°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.97 in (1013.4 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 6 Dec 7:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

22 Miles W Whites City NM

High Wind Warning December 6, 11:00am until December 6, 08:00pm
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High Wind Warning

  • Today

    Today: Widespread blowing dust, mainly between 11am and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 55. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Blowing Dust
    and Damaging
    Winds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and Very
    Windy then
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 35. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 35 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Widespread blowing dust, mainly between 11am and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 55. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Tonight
Areas of blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 35. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
22 Miles W Whites City NM
 32.2°N 104.75°W (Elev. 5846 ft)
Last Update:
4:06 am MST Dec 6, 2025
Forecast Valid:
8am MST Dec 6, 2025-6pm MST Dec 12, 2025
 
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