Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Plains; Heavy Snow in the Sierra and Northern Rockies

Gusty winds and warm, very dry conditions will lead to a Critical Risk of fire weather across much of the High Plains through Thursday. A Pacific storm system will bring strong winds and precipitation from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Rockies, with heavy mountain snow in the Sierra-Nevada and northern Rockies. Heavy snow will continue in the northern Rockies on Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from April 23, 08:00 AM MDT until April 24, 12:00 AM MDT

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Mostly Cloudy with Haze

61°F

16°C

Humidity	84%
Wind Speed	S 9 mph
Barometer	30.01 in (1011.9 mb)
Dewpoint	56°F (13°C)
Visibility	6.00 mi
Last update	22 Apr 8:53 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Loving NM

Fire Weather Watch April 23, 08:00am until April 24, 12:00am

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 92 °F
Becoming
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 58 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 89 °F
Sunny then
Patchy
Blowing Dust
Thursday Night
Low: 56 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 89 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 56 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 91 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 58 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 92 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Patchy blowing dust after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 89. West wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 89. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 92. Windy.