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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed W 15 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1004.3 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 25 Feb 7:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Carlsbad NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 48 °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: Clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. 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
Clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Carlsbad NM
 32.41°N 104.23°W (Elev. 3130 ft)
4:07 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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