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

65°F

18°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1012.8 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 8:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Carlsbad NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °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 89. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °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 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 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 89. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Carlsbad NM
 32.41°N 104.23°W (Elev. 3130 ft)
4:07 am MST Feb 26, 2026
9am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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