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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Overcast with Haze and Windy

85°F

29°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed W 28 G 37 mph
Barometer 29.73 in (1000.5 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 1.50 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 18 Apr 1:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Carlsbad NM

Fire Weather Watch April 19, 11:00am until April 19, 09:00pm
Wind Advisory April 18, 02:02pm until April 18, 07:00pm
Red Flag Warning April 18, 02:02pm until April 18, 09:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
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    Wind Advisory April 18, 02:02pm until April 18, 07:00pm
    Red Flag Warning April 18, 02:02pm until April 18, 09:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 84 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of blowing dust before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and Very
    Windy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing dust after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 77. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Isolated showers before midnight. Patchy blowing dust before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    Low: 44 °F

    Isolated
    Showers and
    Windy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy blowing dust. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Very windy, with a southwest wind around 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Areas of blowing dust before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing dust after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 77. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night
Isolated showers before midnight. Patchy blowing dust before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers after noon. Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 87.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WNW Carlsbad NM
 32.43°N 104.29°W (Elev. 3271 ft)
Last Update:
1:46 pm MDT Apr 18, 2025
Forecast Valid:
2pm MDT Apr 18, 2025-6pm MDT Apr 24, 2025
 
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