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

81°F

27°C

Humidity 18%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1008.0 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Feb 2:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles W Whites City NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the morning.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles W Whites City NM
 32.18°N 104.62°W (Elev. 5003 ft)
11:36 am MST Feb 26, 2026
3pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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