Pacific Storm System Across the West; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southeast

A Pacific storm system will bring strong winds and low elevation rain to much of the West Coast, and heavy high elevation mountain snow to the Sierra-Nevada through Wednesday. Fire weather concerns will continue into Tuesday across the Mid-South and Southeast as gusty winds and dry conditions persist. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from April 22, 01:00 PM MDT until April 22, 10:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Overcast

56°F

13°C

Humidity	84%
Wind Speed	SE 12 mph
Barometer	30.11 in (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint	51°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Apr 3:53 am MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

7 Miles W Carlsbad NM

Fire Weather Watch April 22, 01:00pm until April 22, 10:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 87 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 90 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 60 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 86 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 56 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
Friday
High: 87 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Breezy
then Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 56 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Patchy blowing dust after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night

Patchy blowing dust. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Windy.

Friday

Patchy blowing dust before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Windy.