Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair and Windy

64°F

18°C

Humidity	34%
Wind Speed	W 36 G 53 mph
Barometer	29.91 in (1009.6 mb)
Dewpoint	35°F (2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	17 Feb 5:53 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

Carlsbad NM

High Wind Watch February 18, 11:00am until February 19, 05:00am

Fire Weather Watch February 18, 10:00am until February 18, 07:00pm

Blowing Dust Advisory February 17, 06:39pm until February 17, 08:00pm

High Wind Warning February 17, 06:39pm until February 17, 08:00pm

Red Flag Warning February 17, 06:39pm until February 17, 07:00pm

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High Wind Watch

Fire Weather Watch

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Blowing Dust Advisory February 17, 06:39pm until February 17, 08:00pm
High Wind Warning February 17, 06:39pm until February 17, 08:00pm
Red Flag Warning February 17, 06:39pm until February 17, 07:00pm
NOW: Multiple hazards in effect
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Tonight
Low: 42 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
then Partly
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 72 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 69 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 69 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 61 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday

Patchy blowing dust after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 69. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 61.