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 Warning in effect from February 17, 05:00 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

55°F

13°C

Humidity	31%
Wind Speed	E 6 mph
Barometer	29.90 in (1008.1 mb)
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	54°F (12°C)
Last update	17 Feb 12:53 am MST

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

15 Miles W Whites City NM

High Wind Warning February 17, 05:00am until February 17, 10:00pm

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High Wind Warning

Overnight
Low: 56 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
Tuesday
High: 67 °F
Blowing Dust
and Damaging
Winds
Tuesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy then
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 64 °F
Sunny and
Damaging
Winds
Wednesday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
and Very
Windy
Thursday
High: 62 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 43 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 63 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy blowing dust after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Widespread blowing dust, mainly after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 67. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph increasing to 45 to 50 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.

Tuesday Night

Widespread blowing dust, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 64. Strong and damaging winds, with a southwest wind 30 to 35 mph increasing to 40 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 62. Windy.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 58.