Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West
Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Read More >
Hazardous Weather Conditions
- High Wind Warning in effect from February 17, 10:00 AM MST until February 17, 08:00 PM MST
- Fire Weather Watch in effect from February 18, 10:00 AM MST until February 18, 07:00 PM MST
- Blowing Dust Advisory in effect from February 17, 10:00 AM MST until February 17, 08:00 PM MST
- Red Flag Warning in effect from February 17, 10:00 AM MST until February 17, 07:00 PM MST
Current conditions at
Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)
Lat: 32.34°NLon: 104.26°WElev: 3294ft.
Fair
59°F
15°C
| Humidity | 26% |
| Wind Speed | SW 12 mph |
| Barometer | 29.92 in (1009.9 mb) |
| Dewpoint | 24°F (-4°C) |
| Visibility | 10.00 mi |
| Last update | 16 Feb 9:53 pm MST |
Extended Forecast for
Carlsbad NM
Fire Weather Watch February 18, 10:00am until February 18, 07:00pm
Blowing Dust Advisory February 17, 10:00am until February 17, 08:00pm
High Wind Warning February 17, 10:00am until February 17, 08:00pm
Red Flag Warning February 17, 10:00am until February 17, 07:00pm
Tonight
Low: 49 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 75 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
WindyTuesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 71 °F
Mostly Sunny
and WindyWednesday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 69 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 67 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
Detailed Forecast
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy blowing dust after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 75. Very windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
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Point Forecast:
Carlsbad NM
32.41°N 104.23°W (Elev. 3130 ft)
32.41°N 104.23°W (Elev. 3130 ft)
7:32 pm MST Feb 16, 2026
10pm MST Feb 16, 2026-6pm MST Feb 23, 2026
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