Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 20%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1009.5 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Carlsbad NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Carlsbad NM
 32.41°N 104.23°W (Elev. 3130 ft)
11:36 am MST Feb 26, 2026
1pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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