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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.

Fair with Haze and Windy

56°F

13°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed W 29 G 46 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1008.1 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 17 Jan 8:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning until January 17, 10:00pm
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High Wind Warning
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    High Wind Warning until January 17, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 43 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 11pm. Clear, with a low around 31. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy then
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing dust after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 1. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northeast 25 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 26. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Today
Areas of blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 43. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind around 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 11pm. Clear, with a low around 31. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing dust after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 1. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northeast 25 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 26. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 32.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 33.
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Point Forecast:
17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX
 31.9°N 104.86°W (Elev. 7933 ft)
Last Update:
7:45 am MST Jan 17, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9am MST Jan 17, 2025-6pm MST Jan 23, 2025
 
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