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Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring fire weather concerns to the southern Plains through Friday. Severe thunderstorms including a few tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind gusts are expected across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley today. A Pacific storm will bring low elevation rain and thunderstorms across southern California and heavy snow through the Sierra. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed W 18 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1006.0 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 19 Feb 9:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles W Whites City NM

High Wind Watch February 20, 08:00am until February 20, 08:00pm
High Wind Warning February 19, 10:18am until February 19, 09:00pm
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High Wind Watch
High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 19, 10:18am until February 19, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Thu

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 60 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Blowing Dust

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Areas of blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 60. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles W Whites City NM
 32.18°N 104.62°W (Elev. 5003 ft)
10:07 am MST Feb 19, 2026
10am MST Feb 19, 2026-6pm MST Feb 25, 2026
 
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