Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Partly Cloudy

63°F

17°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1004.5 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Jan 5:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles WNW Whites City NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly between 8pm and 11pm.  Low around 42. Strong and damaging winds, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 40 to 50 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Showers and
    Windy then
    Chance
    Showers and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Areas of blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 52. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Damaging
    Winds

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Very windy, with a north wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Very
    Windy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly between 8pm and 11pm. Low around 42. Strong and damaging winds, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 40 to 50 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Areas of blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 52. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Very windy, with a north wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 29.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
19 Miles WNW Whites City NM
 32.25°N 104.7°W (Elev. 5272 ft)
4:06 pm MST Jan 7, 2026
6pm MST Jan 7, 2026-6pm MST Jan 14, 2026
 
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