Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

44°F

7°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed NW 7 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1017.4 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 1 Jan 1:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles WNW Whites City NM

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph increasing to 40 to 45 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny and
    Very Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
New Year's Day
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph increasing to 40 to 45 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
19 Miles WNW Whites City NM
 32.25°N 104.7°W (Elev. 5272 ft)
12:26 am MST Jan 1, 2026
2am MST Jan 1, 2026-6pm MST Jan 7, 2026
 
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