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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

80°F

27°C

Humidity 17%
Wind Speed W 16 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1003.3 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 25 Feb 5:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles WNW Whites City NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °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 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
19 Miles WNW Whites City NM
 32.25°N 104.7°W (Elev. 5272 ft)
4:07 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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