Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

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

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity	11%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer	29.89 in (1006.5 mb)
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Mar 11:53 pm MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

17 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

Fire Weather Watch March 22, 07:00am until March 22, 11:00pm

High Wind Warning March 22, 11:00pm until March 23, 10:00am

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Fire Weather Watch

High Wind Warning

Overnight
Low: 60 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 80 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Partly
Cloudy and
Windy
Monday
High: 67 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 54 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 78 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 59 °F
Clear
Wednesday
High: 81 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 60 °F
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northeast 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 78.

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 59.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 81.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 60.