Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from March 22, 07:00 AM MDT until March 22, 11:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity	10%
Wind Speed	W 9 mph
Barometer	29.89 in (1007.5 mb)
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Mar 8:53 pm MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

19 Miles WNW Whites City NM

Fire Weather Watch March 22, 07:00am until March 22, 11:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Tonight
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 90 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Partly
Cloudy and
Windy
Monday
High: 75 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 58 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 62 °F
Clear
Wednesday
High: 90 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 64 °F
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 86.

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 62.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 90.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 64.