Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

Lat: 32.34° N Lon: 104.26° W Elev: 3294 ft.

Fair

96°F

36°C

Humidity 9%
Wind Speed SW 8 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1004.7 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index91°F (33°C)
Last update 9 May 1:53 pm MDT
Detailed forecast for

Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet

This Afternoon
Sunny. Near steady temperature in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Patchy blowing dust in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Windy with lows around 50. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
Monday
Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
Tuesday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Wednesday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
Thursday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
Friday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.



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